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As wildfires intensify, prolonged exposure to pollution linked to premature death
Researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered that wildfire smoke significantly reduces life expectancy, while also diminishing the health benefits of local greenspaces. Greenspaces,…
Accelerated Thinning and Retreat at Thwaites Glacier Due to Ice-Shelf Channel Intersections at Grounding Zones
Last month, the European Geosciences Union's (EGU's) The Cryosphere published a study investigating the interaction between ice-shelf channels and the grounding zone of Thwaites Glacier. The…
Shrinking Tropical Glaciers Linked to Warmer Pacific Temperatures
Tropical glaciers are losing ice more rapidly than most other regions worldwide, and the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru’s Andes Mountains, the largest tropical glacier, is no exception. For 50 years,…
At the top of the world, lead pollution reaches even pristine glaciers
A new study reveals that human activities have polluted some of the Earth’s most isolated areas. By analyzing ice cores from the Guliya ice cap in Tibet,…
Historic and Modern Lead Pollution Traced in Tibetan Glaciers
In a significant environmental study led by researchers at The Ohio State University and collaborators from Texas A&M University, scientists have uncovered the historic and ongoing sources of…
The Role of the European Space Agency's CryoSat in Decoding Thwaites Glacier's Retreat
The European Space Agency's (ESA's) CryoSat mission has provided invaluable insights on the retreat of the Thwaites Glacier ice shelf in West Antarctica, as detailed in the study "Basal channels,…
Study Provides Detailed Analysis of North American Climate Trends, Predicting Intensifying Extremes
Researchers from The Ohio State University, led by former Byrd Center member Kyungmin Sung, now a research fellow at the Korea Environment Institute, examined how droughts and rainfall extremes…
Tal Shutkin Receives Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
Geography Ph.D. candidate and Byrd Center's Glacier Environmental Change Group member Tal Shutkin has been awarded the prestigious 2023-2024 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (…
The European Space Agency Greenlights CryoRad, an Innovative Earth Explorer mission concept in Advancing Earth Observation
Byrd Center Researchers Collaborate Globally on Groundbreaking Cryosphere ResearchThe European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the selection of CryoRad as one of four mission ideas for its…