On Thinning Ice: A story of Dwindling Glaciers
Are you still uncertain about climate change? Go visit a glacier – if you can find one. Glaciers don’t lie; their size is directly linked to climate; they expand and recede as temperature and snowfall patterns change. Glaciers store fresh water, conveniently releasing it during the warmest months of the year. If water is locked-up in a glacier, then it cannot contribute to sea level rise. Glaciers provide pathways into remote mountains, they are beautiful, they are complex. Weaving her latest research results from inside crevasses at Haupapa | Tasman Glacier with long-term glacier monitoring in Ka Tiritiri te Moana | Southern Alps, Dr Heather Purdie will take you on a journey into the mountains explaining how glaciers work, and why scientists view them as accurate indicators of climate change.
Bio
Dr Heather Purdie is an Associate Professor and glaciologist in the School of Earth and Environment at UC. Also, a mountaineer, Heather has spent much time exploring the mountains of Aotearoa | New Zealand and has been monitoring glaciers here for two decades. Her research focuses on how glaciers respond to climate change and the implications of glacier recession on mountain recreation and tourism.
Event
Tuesday 2 May, 7.30pm @Craft Embassy, 126 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central 8013
Also speaking at this location at 6pm are Girish Prayag and Richard Aquino
