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Smithsonian
July 2007
J. Madeleine Nash |
Chronicling the Ice Long before global warming became a cause celebre, Lonnie Thompson was extracting climate secrets from ancient glaciers. He finds the problem is even more profound than you might have thought.   |
Adventure
August 2004
Lolly Merrell |
The Vanishing World of Lonnie Thompson A secret history of the world's climate, including global warming, is buried deep inside glaciers atop the world's tallest peaks. But as temperatures rise, those records are melting. One paleontologist/climatologist is racing to preserve a crucial piece of our past- in his freezer. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008
Jeff Wise |
As Killer Avalanches Strike, Tech to the Rescue in Backcountry With at least five Americans succumbing to the snow in one January weekend, science continues to battle winter's white killer, but can technology trump recklessness in the backcountry? |
Wired
March 2003
Marc Spiegler |
Avalanche! The sun is out. The powder is fresh. The slope is clear. Meet the ice men trying to keep you alive on your next killer run. |
Geotimes
August 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
No More "Snows of Kilimanjaro"? Mount Kilimanjaro's glaciers have receded dramatically, making the highest point in Africa a high-profile poster child for global warming. Some scientists contend, however, that Kilimanjaro is a poor example, as its glaciers were disappearing before warming set in. |
Science News
February 14, 2009
Lonnie Thompson |
Receding Glaciers Erase Records Of Climate History Ice masses on the tops of mountains -- sticking out in the free atmosphere -- have been collecting climate data and storing them, in many cases for very long periods. |
Smithsonian
October 2006
Anne Bolen |
Life in the Field - Frozen in Time Glaciers in the Pacific Northwest have recorded hundreds of years of climate history, helping researchers plot how quickly the planet is warming. |
Geotimes
June 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Lonnie Thompson: Tracking Ice in the Tropics His work exploring some of the most remote alpine glaciers in the world has established their value as a repository of climate data -- and their rapid disappearance, which has accelerated alarmingly as global climate changes. |
Scientific American
July 2008
Peter Brown |
NASA Satellites Watch Polar Ice Shelf Break into Crushed Ice Ice is melting at the poles much faster than climate models predict. |
Geotimes
March 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Ice Hunter: Q&A With Lonnie Thompson An interview with glaciologist and Byrd Polar Research Center scientist Lonnie Thompson about what it mean to hunt ice and about some his current work. |
Adventure
November 2005 |
The Emperor's Close-Up Photos from behind the scenes of March of the Penguins plus director Luc Jacquet discusses the challenges of filming in Antarctica. |
Outside
February 2004
Natasha Singer |
Break On Through The dream of a Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic to the riches of Asia has driven explorers and visionary adventurers for centuries. With climate change in the air, The author braves the frigid 900-mile journey to find out if the old, mythic dream is becoming an epic new reality. |
Popular Mechanics
February 19, 2010
Trevor Williams |
On Thick Ice: Live From An Antarctic Drilling Trip The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program is exploring the ocean floor around Antarctica to learn how the ice sheet reacted in warmer climates of the past and how they might respond to future warming. |
Popular Mechanics
March 15, 2010
Trevor Williams |
Iceberg Forensics: Predicting the Planet's Future With Antarctic Ice Something new is happening with the ice streams and glaciers. They are getting thinner, and they are getting thinner because they are speeding up. |
