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Antarctic Ice-Mapping Project Will Fly for the Last Time in October

Antarctic Ice-Mapping Project Will Fly for the Last Time in October

August 18, 2017
climate science   polar research  

With its mission complete, the Rosetta-Ice Project, led by Columbia University polar geophysicist Robin Bell, will give scientists an unprecedented look at the Ross Ice Shelf and how it’s changing with the climate.

As Climate Stirs Arctic Sea Ice Faster, Pollution Tags Along

As Climate Stirs Arctic Sea Ice Faster, Pollution Tags Along

June 27, 2017
climate science   polar research  

A warming climate is not just melting the Arctic’s sea ice; it is increasing the odds that ice-rafted pollution will foul a neighboring country’s waters, says a new study by Stephanie Pfirman and Robert Newton, researchers at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

Water is Streaming Across Antarctica

Water is Streaming Across Antarctica

April 19, 2017
Antarctica   climate change   Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory   polar research   sea level rise  

Scientists from Lamont-Dohery Earth Observatory have discovered that seasonally flowing streams fringe much of Antarctica’s ice. The widespread presence of these melt streams signals that the ice may be more vulnerable to melting than previously thought.

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