Tag: climate change
The Lamont Icepod team is a blended mix of engineers and scientists learning from each other through the design and testing of this new instrument. With a range of talents and backgrounds, the project mixes seasoned field workers with those new to field work; experienced instrument developers with those newly learning this end of engineering; and scientists with countless hours spent pouring over Greenland ice sheet data with those exploring the ice sheet for the first time. It is the opportunity for mentoring and development that comes from this mix that has made the Icepod Instrument Development Project a good fit for its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.
Category> General Earth Institute
Tags> climate change, IcePod, lamont doherty earth observatory
New research gives a unifying explanation of the Sahel’s past, present and future climate patterns.
Category> Agriculture-Food, Climate, Natural Disasters, Poverty / Economic Development
Tags> Africa, Climate, climate change, climate matters, drought, famine, sahel
When we left Stratton Air Field almost two weeks ago, I recall smiling when a mechanical issue temporarily pulled us from the aircraft and the woman shepherding us back into the waiting area remarked, “Don’t worry, we keep doing it until we get it right!” Today we are faced with just that type of day.
Category> General Earth Institute
Tags> climate change, IcePod, lamont doherty earth observatory
Holidays vary around the world with their dates and traditions, so it should have come as no surprise that we would find a holiday in our scheduled Greenland visit. Today, April 26, is “Store Bededag,” which translates as “Great Prayer Day,” brought by the Danish to Greenland when they ventured to this island from their homeland.
Category> General Earth Institute
Tags> climate change, IcePod, lamont doherty earth observatory
Near the end of “Chasing Ice,” a hunk of glacier the size of lower Manhattan explodes, rolls and crashes into the sea. If that sounds like a spoiler, well, go see the movie and you’ll know you would have known it was coming anyway. And the beauty of the movie is that it will still astound you.
Category> Climate, Earth Sciences
Tags> Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, climate change, Climate Science, Communicating Climate, Global Warming, lamont doherty earth observatory, Sustainable Development
Ice sheets are large enough that they can create their own weather. Large mountains of ice several miles thick, they stretch into higher elevations and gather the clouds around them. The sunny but cold weather (-21 to -9 degrees C) is a tease to the group ready each morning and waiting for clearance, day after day.
Category> General Earth Institute
Tags> climate change, IcePod, lamont doherty earth observatory
Ravens dominate the Kangerlussuaq landscape. Perhaps it is their deep ebony color and solid frame, or perhaps it is the white stillness of winter with little else but humans moving about, but whatever the cause the ravens are a recognized presence. The towering black hill rising above the glacially carved fjord is aptly named Raven Hill and boasts a steady circling of the mythical black winged creatures calling out in their raspy voices. With ravens being much a part of the region, it seems only fitting that our first flight would be to Raven Camp.
Category> General Earth Institute
Tags> climate change, IcePod, lamont doherty earth observatory
Icepod joined the first large wave of science teams headed to Greenland via the NYANG LC130 transport system. Four LC130 aircraft were packed to bursting with pallets of equipment, supplies and science teams anxious to get to their designated research locations.
Category> Earth Sciences, General Earth Institute
Tags> climate change, IcePod, lamont doherty earth observatory
Mothers, carbon, trash, vanishing ice and “secret lives”: Watch a movie for Earth Day and learn.
Category> Climate, Gender Equality, General Earth Institute, population
Tags> beef consumption, cell phones, climate change, educating girls, Fracking, Glacial Melting, Global Warming, Hydraulic Fracturing, paper, population, waste, waste management
Interested in Human geography, undersea volcanoes, microgrids, climate change and melting ice sheets, technology and sustainability? The coming week’s lineup of Earth Institute events has you covered.
Category> General Earth Institute
Tags> climate change, Communicating Climate, Developing Countries, education, Energy, lamont doherty earth observatory, New York City, Sustainable Development
