Category: Arctic

Arctic

Bill Schlesinger
December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Bill SchlesingerArctic, climate, faculty, marine studies, oceans

A Sea Change

Changes in the currents in the world’s oceans are known to have affected climate in the past, and are likely to affect climate in the future

Bill Schlesinger
June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 Bill SchlesingerArctic, climate, faculty, marine studies, sea level

Reconciling the current rise in sea level

Loss of the ice caps on Greenland and Antarctica was associated with a dramatic rise in sea level during past glacial cycles

Bill Schlesinger
March 26, 2019 Bill SchlesingerArctic, faculty, marine studies, recycling, waste

Plastics at sea

Overall the blame for plastic pollution rests on you and me.

Bill Schlesinger
September 12, 2017 Bill Schlesingerair pollution, Arctic, biogeochemistry, faculty, toxicology

Global Movements of Mercury

Concentrations of mercury and pesticides in the animals that live in the polar regions are a living index of the widespread human pollution of nature.

Bill Schlesinger
August 29, 2017 Bill SchlesingerArctic, climate, faculty, marine studies

The Sea Ice Blues

The average U.S. citizen is responsible for 16 tons of CO2 added to the atmosphere each year and nearly 50 square meters of sea-ice loss.