Tag: Hydrogeology/Glaciology
July 11, 2013
Scientists Cast Doubt on Theory of What Triggered Antarctic Glaciation
A team of scientists led by Ian Dalziel from the Institute for Geophysics has found geologic evidence that casts doubt on one of the conventional…
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Swamplike Waterways Found Under Antarctic Glacier
LiveScience, July 10, 2013 Featuring: Dusty Schroeder, Don Blankenship A sprawling network of low-lying canals, similar to a swamp, hides under Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, a…
Read MoreJuly 9, 2013
Climate change’s heat intensifies drought in the USA
USA Today, July 9, 2013 Featuring: J.P. Nicot Texas’ current drought is caused by changes in ocean circulation patterns such as La Nina, anthropogenic climate…
Read MoreJune 2, 2013
Rising Sea Level Tied to Faster Melt
Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2013 Featuring: Clark Wilson Accelerated melting of polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers was the driving factor behind a rise…
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Groundwater Depletion and Cocktail Parties
Groundwater depletion is a massive problem worldwide, but aside from hydrogeologists and farmers, how many people are aware of it? This year’s Oliver Distinguished Lecturer,…
Read MoreDecember 20, 2012
How to Build a Smarter Rock
Joel Johnson of the Jackson School has crafted metal rocks to mimic a natural stone’s shape and density, and then inserted custom-made electronics to measure…
Read MoreDecember 20, 2012
Opening the Black Box: Kevan Moffett Works at the Intersection of Land, Water and Life
With her research interests and enthusiasm flowing forth like a raging river when she speaks, it’s no surprise that Kevan Moffett studies the dynamic role…
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2012
Stress Test: Five Key Lessons (and Challenges) from the Great Texas Drought
Perhaps the only positive thing about the 2011 drought in Texas, the state’s worst single-year drought in history, is that it ended up being the…
Read MoreAugust 6, 2012
Saving the Delta: Research generates new optimism about saving the Mississippi Delta from erosion
With the rapid disappearance of its protective buffer of wetlands, New Orleans is becoming more vulnerable to storms every year. But recent research has revealed…
Read MoreJuly 25, 2012
Rapid ice melt in Greenland: Global warming or heat wave?
FOX 7 News (Austin), July 25, 2012 Featuring: Ginny Catania
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