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Collection Talks: Sir George Hubert Wilkins and the Submarine Nautilus with Laura Kissel

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…

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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…

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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.

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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What is a drought?

Byrd Center research scientist Dr. Aaron Wilson unpacks the complexity of droughts, and what to expect for the 2021 Ohio growing season.

three Students sit around a table and make their own ice cores at the Byrd Center

Cold Curriculum for a Hot Topic

The Byrd Center's Education and Outreach Group was recently featured in EOS, Science News by the American Geophysical Union (AGU).