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At the top of the world, lead pollution reaches even pristine glaciers - Study finds human environmental impact more radical than expected
Tatyana WoodallOhio State Newswoodall.52@osu.eduORIGINALLY POSTED BY OHIO STATE NEWSHuman activities have led to the pollution of some of the remotest places in the world, a new study shows…
Shrinking Tropical Glaciers Linked to Warmer Pacific Temperatures
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTERTropical glaciers are losing ice more rapidly than most other regions worldwide, and the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru’s Andes Mountains,…
Historic and Modern Lead Pollution Traced in Tibetan Glaciers
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTERIn a significant environmental study led by researchers at The Ohio State University and collaborators from Texas A&M University,…
Dust: Jumpstarting Life on Earth’s Coldest, Driest Continent
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTERA new traveling exhibit titled "Dust: Jumpstarting Life on Earth’s Coldest, Driest Continent" is set to unveil the fascinating…
Accelerated Thinning and Retreat at Thwaites Glacier Due to Ice-Shelf Channel Intersections at Grounding Zones
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTERLast month, the European Geosciences Union's (EGU's) The Cryosphere published a study investigating the interaction between ice-shelf…
Greenland's Bedrock Shifts Reveal Surprising Summer Meltwater Storage
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTERIn a recent study published in Nature, an international research team including Michael Bevis and C.K. Shum—professors at The Ohio…
2025 is the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTERIn 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation (IYGP…
Bridging the Gaps in Global Water Monitoring: Groundbreaking SWOT Mission Insights Revealed at AGU Annual Meeting
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTERLast month, at the prestigious American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting, Postdoctoral Scholar Steve Coss from the Byrd Center's…
New Department of Energy Funding for Professors Cole and Cook
Professors David Cole and Ann Cook of the School of Earth Sciences will receive $1.2 million in funding as part of a cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of…