March 7, 2019
The impacts of this rain on the ice sheet extend beyond the moment drops are falling, says study co-author Marco Tedesco of Columbia University. Rain clouds linger, trapping the warm air they rode in on like a blanket, driving increased melting for days after the rain subsides.
March 7, 2019
neuroscience
zuckerman institute
A Columbia team harnesses powerful technology to uncover never-before-seen details of the nervous system, demonstrating SCAPE’s broad potential to decipher the brain.
March 7, 2019
climate change
climate response
Greeland
Rainy weather is becoming increasingly common over parts of the Greenland ice sheet, triggering sudden melting events that are eating at the ice and priming the surface for more widespread future melting, says a new study.