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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…
Happy Holidays 2024!
This year's holiday card embellishes an image selected from our Polar Geomicrobiology Group, taken by Alex Michaud on Whillans Subglacial Lake in 2013. 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,…
Newly Released: State of the Cryosphere Report 2024
In the State of the Cryosphere 2024 – Lost Ice, Global Damage report, over 50 leading cryosphere scientists warn of vastly higher impacts and costs to the global economy given accelerating losses…
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,…
Joseph Chan receives Young Investigator Program award from the Office of Naval Research
Assistant Professor Dr. Joseph Chan (Ohio State Dept. of Geog. and Byrd Center PI) has been awarded a prestigious Young Investigator Program (YIP) research grant from the Office of Naval…
Dust: Jumpstarting Life on Earth’s Coldest, Driest Continent
A new traveling exhibit titled "Dust: Jumpstarting Life on Earth’s Coldest, Driest Continent" is set to unveil the fascinating interplay between microscopic dust particles and the harsh Antarctic…
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…
Declines in plant resilience threaten carbon storage in the Arctic
Rapid warming has impacted the northern ecosystem so significantly that scientists are concerned the region’s vegetation is losing the ability to recover from climate shocks, suggests a…