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Laying Down Stakes to Measure Glacier Melt
Posted by New York Times: Aaron Putnam on November 5th, 2012
New York Times: Finally, after months of planning, six days of trekking and days of reconnaissance work, on Oct. 5 we found ourselves poised to begin collecting important information that will help us to identify links among glaciers, climate and water resources in Bhutan.
On the day after the successful scouting mission to the glacier, our teams snapped into action. Summer Rupper, Josh Maurer, Pashupati Ssarma, Tshewang Rigzin and Mike Roberts all ventured onto the glacier. Paul Krusic, although part of the...
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Glacier and Climate Mysteries in Shangri La
Posted by New York Times: Aaron Putnam on October 1st, 2012
New York Times: Today we set out on what is to be a collaborative, interdisciplinary scientific effort to examine the links among climate, glaciers and society in the high passes of the Bhutan Himalaya.
Nearly 3.2 billion people in South Asia depend on the water that originates from melting glaciers and snowpack of the high Himalaya, yet a gulf of uncertainty hinders our ability to assess the fate of this ice and snow in a warming world. Thus, the goals of this expedition are to collect data that will shed light...