Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Building fundamental knowledge about the origin, evolution, and future of our planet since 1949 (lamont.columbia.edu).
- After several millennia of drying, faults in E. African Rift Zone deepen, and E. Africa is pulling away from continent. LDEO geologist Christopher Scholz & colleagues find that even today's surviving lakes have receded, increasing movement within faults. Via Popular Mechanics. bit.ly/49XS3FX
- New study co-authored by climate scientist Gisela Winckler reveals a surprising link between West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat and low algae growth, implying less CO₂ uptake in parts of the Southern Ocean during warm periods over the past 500,000 years: bit.ly/4byR2VT
- It's #WorldWetlandsDay! This year's theme focuses on crucial role of indigenous, local ancestral wisdom in sustaining wetlands and preserving cultural identity, linking past practices with scientific stewardship such as work of Dorothy Peteet of LDEO and NASA GISS: bit.ly/3Zh39zB
- First study from GreenDrill—an ambitious NSF-funded project to assess how sensitive Greenland's ice is to climate change—finds that Prudhoe Dome ice cap had fully melted around 7,000 years ago, much more recently than previously thought. Learn more: bit.ly/45GwdEq
