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Measuring glacier ice and its impact on sea level rise

Predicting how glaciers build and retreat in response to climate change.
by Tony Perkins

Arizona Science 10/11/24 Holt thumb LEFT: University of Arizona planetary scientist Jack Holt. RIGHT: Melting glacier ice in Greenland.
LEFT: University of Arizona, RIGHT: Peter Prokosch

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Measuring glacier ice and its impact on sea level rise

This episode is supported by the The Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
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Episode 433: University of Arizona planetary scientist Jack Holt

Scientists say 95 percent of the thickest ice in the Arctic Ocean has already melted. Now they are focusing on ice melt from inland glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere and how it’s affecting sea level rise. University of Arizona planetary scientist Jack Holt is leading a team trying to predict how glaciers build and retreat in response to climate change.

Jack Holt spoke with Tim Swindle, Ph.D Professor Emeritus of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona.

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