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Melt-rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet highly sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures
August 13th, 2018Melting of ice shelves in West Antarctica speeds up and slows down in response to changes in deep ocean temperature, and is far more variable than previously thought, according to new research published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Rain-on-snow floods to increase in mountains, CU Boulder researcher says
August 13th, 2018In a warmer climate around the end of the century, rain-on-snow flooding could more than double and increase the risks for people living in certain sections of North America. The risk would increase most in mountainous regions, namely the Sierra Nevada range in California, the Colorado River headwaters and the Canadian Rocky Mountains, according to a study published this week by researchers at the University of Colorado and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. But the chance remains to mitigate the most severe consequences.
Rain-on-snow flood risk to increase in many U.S. mountain regions
August 6th, 2018Flooding caused by rain falling on snowpack could more than double by the end of this century in some areas of the western U.S. and Canada due to climate change, according to new research from CU Boulder and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) published today in Nature Climate Change.
USDA awards $1.2 million to improve ranching and rangeland climate adaptation
August 2nd, 2018The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded Katharine Suding (INSTAAR and EBIO) a $1.2 million research grant as part of a $13.3 million investment toward improving agroecosystems resilience in a changing climate. Her four-year project is titled "Livestock ranching, rangelands, and resilience: Ensuring adaptive capacity in an increasingly variable climate."
A walk across Makalu-Barun, Nepal
July 30th, 2018Mountain geologist Alton Byers returns to the National Park area he lived in during the early 1990s to try to traverse this difficult and richly varied landscape.
How much trash is on Mount Everest?
July 19th, 2018Mount Everest has a mountain of a problem with refuse and human waste, shows INSTAAR mountain geologist Alton Byers. The problem, he told Live Science, is worse in areas off the mountain than on it. In surrounding areas, you'll find dozens of landfills at various lodges and villages throughout Sagarmatha National Park.