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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…

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New Resource for Teaching Hydrology in High School & Middle School

As part of a project funded via the NSF Geoscience and Education, we worked with Jason Cervenec (BPCRC outreach coordinator) and Steven Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center), and with Howard Greene …

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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…

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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…

Dr. Aaron Wilson

Dr. Aaron Wilson presents Extreme Weather in a Warming World: Impacts on Ohio and Beyond at the Ohio Public Private Partnership Fall Conference

OCTOBER 20, 2015 The Ohio Department of Transportation Auditorium, 1980 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43223

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.

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BPCRC Director Search Begins

BPCRC is seeking an extraordinary individual with vision who will provide the leadership necessary to strengthen existing research programs, develop research in new areas, encourage collaborative…

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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, amongst…

Collecting Data on Western Greenland Ice Sheet

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…

Dr. Richard Spinrad

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…