T.J. Fudge
June 3, 2021
South Pole and East Antarctica warmer than previously thought during last ice age, two studies show
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University of Washington glaciologists are co-authors on two papers that analyzed Antarctic ice cores to understand the continent’s air temperatures during the most recent glacial period. The results help understand how the region behaves during a major climate transition.
May 19, 2016
Will more snow over Antarctica offset rising seas? Don’t count on it
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Heavier snowfall over Antarctica was supposed to be one of the few brakes on sea-level rise in a warming world. But that prediction is not reliable, says a new study of Antarctic snowfall over the past 31,000 years.
January 20, 2015
Scientists drilling first deep ice core at the South Pole
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A UW researcher is chief scientist this month on a project to drill the first deep ice core at the South Pole, to understand the climate history in that section of Antarctica.