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Lonnie Thompson elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished University Professor, Dr. Lonnie Thompson of the School of Earth Sciences and Byrd Center has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! …

From art to zooplankton: The effects of climate change are far-reaching
First-ever climate change symposium held at Ohio StateBy Laura Arenschield
Climate change’s effects are already widespread, accelerating soil erosion, bleaching coral reefs and prompting…

Kira Harris | 2018 McKenzie-Brecher Scholarship Winner
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Study: Climate change reshaping how heat moves around globe
Shifts in ocean, atmosphere heat transfer important to watch, researchers sayThe Earth’s atmosphere and oceans play important roles in moving heat from one part of the world to another, and new…

New paper by Steve T
One goal of the Measuring the Water Cycle research group is to improve global estimates of river discharge by utilizing remote sensing data to fill gaps in gaging networks. With currently…

Weather Forecasting for a Frozen Land
Each southern summer, students and faculty from Ohio State University travel to Antarctica to investigate topics like sea level rise. The weather is the key factor governing safe and efficient…

Michalea King wins 2nd AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Michalea King, Earth Sciences/Byrd Center PhD. candidate, has won her 2nd consecutive Outstanding Student Presentation Award from the American Geophysical Union. This prestigious award is only…

Polar Rock Repository Releases New Website.
The United States Polar Rock Repository is excited to announce the release of a brand new website.
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New paper by Apoorva
Apoorva Shastry has just had a paper accepted in Frontiers. Describing it, she writes:
According to the World Disasters Report, over 59,000 people were killed with 865 million…