Spring Lecture: How Melting Polar Snow and Ice Impact New England

Professor Erich Osterberg discusses the impact of melting polar caps on New England. This is a hybrid event. Join us in person in the Mayer Room of the Howe Library or online via Zoom. No registration required in person; register for Zoom here. This program is co-sponsored by the Hanover Conservancy and the Howe Library.

The polar regions are warming faster than the rest of the globe, but what happens at the poles doesn’t stay at the poles. In this talk, we’ll explore the latest research on how melting snow and ice at both poles raises sea level, changes storm patterns, and may accelerate warming here in New England. Erich Osterberg will discuss his field research on glacier ice cores, and discuss how localized climate impacts can reverberate across the globe. A Q&A session will follow Erich’s remarks.