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Beauty is all around
In the latest Alumni Magazine, the article Beauty is all around by Jo McCulty features images provided by Ohio State researchers across all departments. These images highlight research in…
WOSU All Sides with Ann Fisher, Featuring Lonnie Thompson & Ellen Mosley-Thompson
Lonnie and Ellen appeared on WOSU's All Sides with Ann Fisher on Tuesday, Oct. 27, to discuss the importance of the ice archives at the OSU Byrd Center and supporting the Buckeye Ice…
Shrinking glaciers have created a new normal for Greenland's ice sheet – consistent ice loss for the foreseeable future
As Greenland’s glaciers retreat, they are losing ice at a faster and faster rate. Michalea King, CC BY-ND
Michalea King, The Ohio State University
Greenland is the…
Indigenous Peoples' Day
By Chris Booker,
Originally published in Ohio State News.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day honored at Ohio State The day promotes the visibility of Native peoples
A…
Mother Nature's Quarantine: How the Earth benefited from people staying home
Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson talks with Mackenzie Bart of WBNS News about how ice cores preserve records of human activity, atmospheric changes, and viruses and bacteria.
Western wildfires cause hazy skies, intense Ohio sunsets
Dr. Aaron Wilson discusses the far-reaching impact of the Western U.S. wildfires with The Columbus Dispatch in the article, Western wildfires cause hazy skies, intense Ohio sunsets.
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How ancient ice cores show ‘black swan’ events in history – even pandemics
Records of human history, preserved for thousands of years
Originally published in The Conversation.
By Lonnie Thompson, Distinguished University Professor, Earth Sciences, The…
Glacier Retreat Drives Continuing Greenland Ice Loss
Even if the climate warming stops, study finds, glaciers will continue to shrink
Nearly 40 years of satellite data from Greenland shows that glaciers on the island have shrunk so much…
Scientists seek to collect ice core samples before glaciers and ice sheets melt
Dr. Lonnie Thompson and Dr. Richard Alley discuss the urgency and challenges associated with saving perfectly preserved atmospheric records contained within ice cores with Kristen Pope in the…