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Urbint Acquires StormImpact to Help Utilities Strengthen Resiliency Against Extreme Weather

The Ohio State University startup weather analytics company  StormImpact, co-founded by Byrd Center Principal Investigator and Professor Steven Quiring (Geography), was recently acquired by…

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New Hybrid Forecasting Approach Significantly Improves El Niño Predictions

A recent international study published in Nature Communications has unveiled a new forecasting method that significantly enhances the prediction of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events,…

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Undergraduate Researchers Awarded Grants to Study Microorganisms from Unique Ice Environments

Congratulations to Rylin Lofton and Wyatt Walker, both undergraduate researchers in the Polar Geomicrobiology Group, for being awarded grants to support their research projects exploring the role…

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Tensions Over Kashmir and a Warming Planet Have Placed the Indus Waters Treaty on Life Support

By Fazlul Haq

In 1995, World Bank Vice President Ismail Serageldin warned that whereas the conflicts of the previous 100 years had been over oil, “the wars of the next century will be fought over water.”

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New Insights into the Microbial Drivers of Methane Flux in Wetlands

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers provided critical insights into the microbial interactions driving methane emissions in freshwater wetlands, a significant natural…

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Melting Moments: The Third Pole in Focus

On March 20–21, 2025, global experts convened at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to celebrate the inaugural World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day. Among the events held on March 21 was the side-…

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Byrd Center Researchers Trek to Great Basin National Park in Nevada on a Winter Expedition to Investigate Impact of Snowpack on Sensors

Over spring break, from March 7–14, members of the Byrd Center's Glacier Environmental Change group undertook a winter field expedition to the mountains of Nevada to gather critical data on…

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Celebrating the 2025 Hayes Advanced Research Forum Winners

The 39th annual Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum took place on Friday, February 28, 2025, at The Ohio State University's Ohio Union. It brought together graduate students and postdoctoral…

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Artificial Intelligence Paves the Way to Bridge Global Biodiversity Knowledge Gaps

A recent review by a group of international researchers published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity reveals the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in addressing critical…