Investigating Continental Size Problems #ScientistOutLoud
Mike MacFerrin
This week we welcome glaciologist Mike MacFerrin to the show. As a researcher from the University of Colorado Boulder, Mike studies ice sheet meltwater feedback in Greenland. Recently, his team discovered that growing ice slabs in Greenland are accelerating meltwater runoff that is contributing to rising sea levels. Mike joins us to discuss his work as a glaciologist, explain the revelations and implications from his research, and even describe how climate change is unearthing a secret cold war base buried in Greenland ice.
#ScientistOutLoud
We found Mike (and many other scientists) on #sciencetwitter. Throughout season 13, we will be showcasing some of these scientists and their work.
Links:
- Rapid expansion of Greenland’s low-permeability ice slabs (Nature, 19 Sept 2019)
- Greenland’s Growing “Ice Slabs” Intensify Meltwater Runoff into Ocean (Cires, 18 Sept 2019)
- With Greenland’s Extreme Melting, a New Risk Grows: Ice Slabs That Worsen Runoff (Inside Climate News)
- Mysterious, ice-buried Cold War military base may be unearthed by climate change (Nature, 4 Aug 2016)
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Featured image courtesy of Mike MacFerrin
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