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A UV collar protects the borehole and water below from contamination during drilling at Mercer Subglacial Lake Antarctica. Photo by Billy Collins, via SALSA.
November 24, 2020

Lakes below glaciers could enrich oceans near Antarctica and Greenland

By Laura Arenschield
Photo by Billy Collins, via SALSA

Water beneath glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland is flowing into nearby oceans, carrying elements that might affect the way…

A Byrd Center researcher pulls an ice core for analysis.
November 17, 2020

Ohio State scientists seek funds to preserve rare ice core collection

The Columbus Dispatch recently spoke with Dr. Lonnie Thompson and Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson about the importance of the Byrd Center's on-going Ice Core Facility Renovation Project.

Barry Arm Glacier
November 13, 2020

Landslide along Alaskan fjord could trigger tsunami

A melting glacier in Alaska could trigger a tsunami on Prince William Sound.  A new paper by Chunli Dai of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, and others, shows just how much of the…

Satellite view of the llaca glacier
November 3, 2020

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 earth…

Dr. Lonnie Thompson and Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson hold an ice core.
October 28, 2020

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 Campaign to…

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October 21, 2020

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 largest…

Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Logo
October 12, 2020

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 conversation…

Mother Nature's Quarantine: How the Earth benefited from people
September 18, 2020

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.
September 16, 2020

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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