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Photo Essay: Living on the Ice in Juneau, Alaska
We’re developing a technique that uses ice-penetrating radar to measure how quickly snow turns to ice. To take our measurements, we needed to camp out in the Juneau icefields for a few weeks.
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Ben Orlove on the Anthropology of Climate Change and Glacier Retreat
Scientist Ben Orlove discusses why it’s important to bring an anthropological dimension to the science of climate change and glacial retreat.
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Melting of Himalayan Glaciers Has Doubled in Recent Years
A new study is the latest and perhaps most convincing indication that climate change is eating the Himalayas’ glaciers, potentially threatening water supplies for hundreds of millions of people across much of Asia.
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Video: Glacier Research on the Juneau Icefield in Alaska
Research by Lamont’s Johnny Kingslake and Elizabeth Case advances understanding of ice sheet dynamics and how our world may change in the coming centuries.
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Why Cry for the Cryosphere?
A new book paints a daunting and detailed picture of earth’s natural ice under threat, and explains why what happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic.
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Warm Autumn Winds Could Strain Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf
New research shows that the Larsen C ice shelf—the fourth largest ice shelf in Antarctica—experienced an unusual spike in late summer and early autumn surface melting in the years 2015 to 2017.
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Alum Records Glacier Sounds in Peru
Gustavo Valdivia’s work helps people to connect with the natural world in a different way.
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This Unique Andean Ecosystem is Warming Almost as Fast as the Arctic
One science team is finding out why—and investigating what a warmer, drier future will mean for biodiversity and water supply in Latin America.
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New IPCC Report Offers New Data, Stern Warnings, Hope
The report shows that every degree of warming matters for livelihoods in most communities.
You Asked invites you to share your most pressing questions about climate, science, and sustainability. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School experts will respond with clear, evidence-based answers. Pose your questions and story ideas!
