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Lakes below glaciers could enrich oceans near Antarctica and Greenland

By Laura Arenschield
Photo by Billy Collins, via SALSA

Water beneath glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland is flowing into nearby oceans, carrying elements that might affect the way…

Shrinking glaciers have created a new normal for Greenland's ice sheet – consistent ice loss for the foreseeable future

As Greenland’s glaciers retreat, they are losing ice at a faster and faster rate. Michalea King, CC BY-ND

Michalea King, The Ohio State University

Greenland is the largest…

It's hot in the city: understanding the urban heat island effect on Ohio State's campus

Forty years ago, Ohio State geography Professor John Arnfield would get into his Volkswagen Microbus and set out to study the microclimates in Columbus. His wife, Joan, marked intersections in the…