Written by Ethan Lee Glaciers across the tropical Andes are useful water towers for downstream communities1. During periods of drought, the melt water of these glaciers can buffer against the effects. Due to recent climate change, these glaciers are shrinking, reducing their water holding capacity2. This has massive implications in a changing world, where climate …
By Rike Becker Andean glaciers and snow fields are shrinking due to rising temperatures, but what exactly does this mean for hydrology, for future freshwater availability and water security further downstream? There is no universal answer to this question. This is particularly true when we look at the mega-diversity of Andean mountain river catchments. In …
Written by Owen King The consequences of high mountain deglaciation The loss of ice from the planet’s high mountain environments is one of the most vivid visual examples of the impact of climate change on the natural environment. Glaciers have receded and thinned, in some cases to the point of extinction, in many of Earth’s …
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Steering Committee and work package leaders Jeremy Ely Jeremy Ely is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, and is Principle Investigator of this project. Jeremy is interested in using glacial geomorphology and numerical modelling to understand the processes and flow of ice sheets. Jeremy is leading the Deplete and Retreat project. He is …
The Andes provide water resources to some 90 million people along their entire length. The food and water security of these people depends on the stores of water held in the snow and glacier ice in these mountains. Climate change is affecting these stores of water. Snowfall events are increasingly fewer in number, but bring …
Dear all, please note applications are now closed for this post. I am advertising a PhD in glaciology at Newcastle University, with the One Planet DTP. Projects are funded, with research expenses, and are open for students to develop in line with their own interests. I have advertised a potential project here, please get in …
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Today, glaciers in Patagonia and Antarctica are receding. In both cases, this has been attributed to changes in the Southern Westerly Winds and the Southern Annular Mode (SAM). The Southern Westerly Winds are an important wind belt that encircles the globe in the southern mid-latitudes1,2, with its core between 50-55°S1. The Southern Annular Mode describes …
