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Lonnie Thompson and Emilie Beaudon Receive NSF Rapid Grant to Study Impact of El Niño on Quelccaya Ice Cap
The chemical and physical fingerprints of past El Niño events are preserved in ice cores from Andean glaciers, particularly the Quelccaya ice cap, and offer the potential to quantify past regional…
Polar Community Mourns the Loss of John Splettstoesser
John Splettstoesser of Waconia, Minnesota passed away Monday January 25, 2016 at his home. John was 82.
There will be a Memorial Service Friday February 5, 2016 at 11:00 am at…
2016 Byrd Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Announced
The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) of The Ohio State University annouced the 2016 Byrd Fellowship Program for Postdoctoral Researchers on January 5, 2016. This program was…
Collaborative Venture Results in Look at Climate Changes and Impacts in Columbus, Ohio
A collaborative venture of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, City of Columbus, and GLISA has resulted in a two-page summary for Columbus, Ohio of climate change impacts already being…
David Bromwich Elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
David H. Bromwich, professor of geography and scientist at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS…
Quest for the Oldest Ice on the Third Pole Underway
The Tibetan Plateau or Third Pole (TP) covers over 5 million km2 and contains ~46,000 glaciers. These glaciers constitute one of Earth’s largest stores of fresh water which feeds Asia’s largest…
A Strategic Vision for NSF Investments in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research highlights need for additional study of West Antarctic Ice Sheet
On Tuesday August 11, 2015, the National Research Council (NRC) released a major study on “A Strategic Vision for NSF Investments in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research”. It recommends,…
Paper Looks at Changes in the Structure of the Western Greenland Ice Sheet Caused by Recent Atmospheric Warming
BPCRC researchers Santiago de la Peña, Ian Howat, and Ellen Mosley-Thompson recently authored a paper describing changes in the structure of the western Greenland Ice Sheet caused by atmospheric…
NOAA Chief Scientist Discusses Climate and Health at BPCRC
The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center and American Lung Association hosted a viewing of the live webcast for the Whitehouse Summit on Climate and Health. This Summit brought together…