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Science Pub at Salt hill, Lebanon; Glaciers: Everything You Want to Know!

Meredith Kelly, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences; Robert Hawley, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, Alice Doughty, Neukom Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences

Thursday, April 9, 2015
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Salt hill Pub, Lebanon, NH
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars

Our planet earth has been shaped by powerful forces of nature, not the least of which are water and ice. Scientists estimate that glaciers once covered 30% of the earth’s surface, including most of North America. Still present on most continents, including Africa, these moving rivers of ice, rocks, soil, and debris have sculpted our landscape in their advances and retreats, leaving lots of fascinating clues behind. Glaciers have defined the character of our mountain vistas, soils, lakes, river valleys and quite literally, our lives. So what is a glacier anyway and how do they form? Ever wonder how scientists manage the challenges of working in such extreme environments and just what they are trying to learn from earth’s mighty glaciers? What does it feel like to be up close and personal with a glacier? What kinds of noises do they make? What is the difference between an ice sheet and a mountain glacier and where can you find them? How has glacial ice shaped the landscape of the Upper Valley and defined important aspects of our lives? This is your turn to ask!

 

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