This scientist uses ice that is hundreds, sometimes millions, of years old to learn about climate change
Podcast |
Soundside
Publisher |
KUOW
Media Type |
audio
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Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Mar 14, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:14:05

Sea ice around Antarctica is reaching record lows this year and knowing what the region was like before human intervention will help decide how to respond. Eric Steig is the chair of the Departments of Earth and Space Sciences at the UW. He studies ice cores, long samples taken from within ice sheets and high mountain glaciers, to look at past climate. Soundside Producer Brandi Fullwood went to visit Eric Steig in his lab (and the ice core freezer!).

Sea ice around Antarctica is reaching record lows in 2022. The ice is melting from the bottom and high winds are pushing sheets of ice further apart. And, the ice on glaciers and shelves are melting too. The more that ice melts, the more sea levels rise. That means more floods, storm surges, and erosion.

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