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Accelerating Ice Flow and Climate Change Spur Rapid Crevasse Expansion in Greenland
A new study published this week in Nature Geoscience reveals that in response to climate change, the Greenland Ice Sheet is developing significantly more surface crevasses in key regions —a change…
Empowering Early Career Researchers in Advanced Earth System Modeling
A novel initiative has been launched in a pioneering effort led by Senior Research Associate Stephanie (Konfal) Sherman, a group member with Byrd Center's POLENET: The Polar Earth Observing Network…
Exploring Climate Change Through Ancient Ice: A Two-Part Podcast with Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Lonnie Thompson
The Voices of Excellence podcast, interviews with The Ohio State University researchers at the cutting edge of the arts and sciences, has released a fascinating two-part series featuring renowned…
The University Libraries Has Announced the Recipients of the 2025-2026 Archives and Polar Archives Research Awards
The University Libraries at The Ohio State University has announced the 2025-2026 recipients of two prestigious awards supporting research. Dr. Pier Paolo Alfei is the recipient of the Archives…
Wooden High Rises and What Determines the Sustainability of 'Mass Timber' Buildings
In a recent article in The Conversation, Professor Brent Sohngen From the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics at The Ohio State University, examines the…
Byrd Center's Ice Core Paleoclimatology Research Group Participates in Purog Kangri Glacier Expedition
In September 2024, the Byrd Center's Ice Core Paleoclimatology Research Group (ICPRG) joined a scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, often referred to as Asia's "water tower," to…
Enhanced Weather Forecasting Initiatives Improve Predictive Capabilities Over and Around Antarctica
A recent study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, authored by an international team including lead researcher Professor David Bromwich from the Department of Geography…
Bridging the Gaps in Global Water Monitoring: Groundbreaking SWOT Mission Insights Revealed at AGU Annual Meeting
Last month, at the prestigious American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting, Postdoctoral Scholar Steve Coss from the Byrd Center's Measuring the Water Cycle group unveiled groundbreaking findings…
2025 is the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
In 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation (IYGP). This resolution also established March 21 as the annual World…