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Cryospheric Sciences

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Image of the week – Getting glaciers noticed!

August 25, 2017
Image of the week – Getting glaciers noticed!
Figure 1: The simplicity of an ice block; part of the Vanishing Glaciers of Everest stand at the Royal Society Summer fair [Credit: Duncan Quincey, featuring Ann Rowan]

Public engagement and outreach in science is a big deal right now. In cryospheric science the need to inform the public about our research is vital to enable more people to understand how climate change is affecting water resources and sea level rise globally. There is also no better way to enthuse people about science than to involve them in it. However, bringing the cryosphere to the public is a ...[Read More]

Ice on fire at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

July 6, 2016
Ice on fire at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
In 2010 thick ash poured from Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano after an explosive eruption. Find out more about why this happened at the Explosive Earth Exhibit at this weeks Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition. Photo Credit: Eyjólfur Magnússon

The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (RSSSE) is a free public event 4-10th July 2016 in London. This is a yearly event that is made up of 22 exhibits, selected in a competitive process, featuring cutting edge science and research undertaken right now across the UK. The scientists will be on their stands ready to share discoveries, show you amazing technologies and with hands-on interactive ...[Read More]