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Understanding Climate Adaptation in the Eastern Corn Belt
An interdisciplinary team, led by Dr. Robyn Wilson, including Byrd Center members Jason Cervenec, Dr. Bryan Mark, and Dr. Aaron Wilson, seeks to understand how farmers can…
Major Surface Melting over the Ross Ice Shelf Part II: Surface Energy Balance
A new publication by lead author Jerry Zou, and co-authors from the Polar Meteorology Research Group, including David Bromwich, Alvaro Montenegro, Sheng-Hung Wang, and Lesheng Bai,…
Sir George Hubert Wilkins and the Nautilus Expedition
Polar exploration doesn't always go seamlessly. Join Laura Kissel, curator of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, to learn about the troubles and triumphs of Sir George…
Author follows story of Columbus-born Nora the polar bear, effects of climate change
Jason Cervenec, Byrd Center Director of Education and Outreach, recently had a conversation with Kale Williams, author of the book, "The Loneliest Polar Bear: A True Story of Survival and…
Antarctica’s ice could cross this scary threshold within 40 years
Dr. Ian Howat, Byrd Center Research Scientist and head of the Glacier Dynamics research group, recently spoke to National Geographic about glacial melt in Antarctica.
New Project: Leveraging machine learning to provide high resolution soil moisture and evapotranspiration data to support farm-scale decision making
Dr. Steven Quiring, Professor of Geography and Byrd Center Principal Investigator, was recently awarded $500K by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve …
Satellites show world's glaciers melting faster than ever
A new study lead by ETH Zurich and the University of Toulouse used satellite data from ArcticDEM and REMA, two projects headed by the Byrd Center's Glacier Dynamics Research Group, to show that…
How microbes in permafrost could trigger a massive carbon bomb
Earth’s permafrost stores about 1,600 billion metric tons of carbon — about twice the amount present in the atmosphere. As climate change accelerates permafrost thawing, Byrd Center scientists…
Antarctic Peninsula warming is expected to continue
NBC News talks to Byrd Center Research Scientist, Dr. David Bromwich, about his recent study, which predicts that the Antarctic peninsula will likely experience increases in temperature…