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Machine Learning Techniques Can Speed Up Glacier Modeling By A Thousand Times
Glacier modeling techniques that involve artificial intelligence can produce high fidelity results to a large number of questions much more quickly than traditional approaches.
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The Matterhorn: Alive With Vibrational Energy
In a recent study, researchers found that the Matterhorn is constantly swaying to the seismic energy of earthquakes and ocean tremors felt around the world.
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The Canary in the Coal Mine: Frank Granshaw on Glaciers and Geoscience Education
Frank Granshaw discusses changes in geoscience, education, and glaciers throughout his career as a glacial geologist and climate science educator.
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Sea Ice That Slowed the Flow of Antarctic Glaciers Abruptly Shatters In Three Days
Since 2011, a mass of sea ice from the Larsen B ice shelf helped stabilize the landward glaciers, but the stopgap rapidly disintegrated in January 2022.
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Melting Glaciers Could Produce More Than 3,000 Miles of New Pacific Salmon Habitat
Once filled with ice, glacial valleys are now flowing with water in a warming climate, opening up new habitat for the Pacific salmon and revealing opportunities for a modern-day gold rush in parts of British Columbia and Alaska, a new study finds.
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Glaciers a Common Thread Throughout New UN Climate Report
Across many chapters and sections of the new IPCC report, glaciers help to tell the story of climate change’s global impacts and how communities are responding.
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Weddell Seal Population May Be Much Lower Than Previously Thought
High-resolution satellite images allowed researchers to do a more comprehensive head count than ever before, and revealed patterns in the seals’ distribution.
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Atmospheric Rivers Spur Debates on Flood Management in Washington State
After receiving unprecedented amounts of rainfall late last year, communities in northwestern Washington are asking questions about how to prevent flood damage in a warmer and wetter climate.
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Traditional Water Management Practices in Pakistan Threatened by Climate Change and Globalization
A practice used to manage glacial water resources that is central to cultures in northern Pakistan is facing enormous transformation in the modern day.
By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
