The Arctic is Melting!
Dr. Jason Briner
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, College of Arts and Sciences
July 30, 2008
UB Reporter Article on Lecture
Among the climatic changes occurring today, those in the Arctic are the most profound. In turn, the Arctic plays a critical role in global climate change; Changes in arctic sea ice extent have a dramatic effect on the Earth’s energy balance, and melting of land-based glaciers, ice caps, and the Greenland Ice Sheet contribute to sea level rise. This talk provides background on global and arctic warming, and discusses several case studies of how geologic records of recent climate change add to our perspective on today’s magnitude and rate of climate change.
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