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Read Biggest ice sheet on Earth more vulnerable to melting than thought
July 22, 2020

Biggest ice sheet on Earth more vulnerable to melting than thought

National Geographic published an article on July 22, 2020 discussing discoveries made using rock samples stored at the Byrd Center's Polar Rock Repository (PRR). These samples were collected from…

Ice core drilling equipment.
July 15, 2020

A Scientific Record at Risk

"As climate change threatens Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets, climatologists and chemists race to bank ice core samples for the future. By Katherine Bourzak, C&EN Staff."

Dr. Lonnie…

Dr. Lonnie Thompson’s article in REI’s Uncommon Path Magazine
July 8, 2020

Dr. Lonnie Thompson and REI’s Uncommon Path Magazine

Dr. Lonnie Thompson was recently photographed for REI's Uncommon Path magazine. In his interview, Lonnie described his time collecting over 7000 meters of ice cores for climate research, spending…

Lonnie Thompson seated with 10 other True Originals
February 4, 2020

Lonnie Thompson one of the Columbus 'True Originals'

Lonnie G. Thompson, a paleoclimatologist, joins poet and author Hanif Abdurraqib, art and music producers Jack and Zoe Johnstone, and artists Jackie Calderone and Robert Post to be honored by the…

Huascaran
September 5, 2019

Nature Article on Lonnie Thompson recent Huascaran Expedition

Nature article on Lonnie Thompson recent Huascaran expedition.  04 SEPTEMBER 2019

Daring scientists extract ice from Earth's highest tropical glacier. Researchers race to retrieve ice amid…
Quelccaya Change 1977-2016
August 24, 2018

Documenting the demise of Quelccaya: The world’s largest tropical ice cap

*/ /*-->*/ Documenting the demise of Quelccaya: The world’s largest tropical ice cap For over 40 years Byrd Center researchers have observed and documented the changes.

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January 19, 2010

Huascaran 2

POSSIBLY FORMAT AS DIFFERENT MEDIA PUSH: Project announcement: Lonnie Thompson's "A 20,000 Year Ice Core-Derived Record of Paleoclimate and Environmental Variability in the Tropical Andes: Nevado…

Ice Core | Facilities | Fresh Ice Core
January 18, 2010

Huascaran 1

POSSIBLY FORMAT AS DIFFERENT MEDIA PUSH: Project announcement: Lonnie Thompson's "A 20,000 Year Ice Core-Derived Record of Paleoclimate and Environmental Variability in the Tropical Andes: Nevado…