University of Hawaii Manoa: VNR - Black Mosses Reveal Climate Change Effects On Antarctic Glaciers
February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023
MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2023:
As glaciers in Antarctica have melted, previously ice-entombed black mosses have been exposed. A team led by University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers conducted extensive analyses on these mosses discovered in the northern Antarctic Peninsula, which revealed sensitive glacier behavioral responses to the climate over the past 1,500 years.
The findi . . .
As glaciers in Antarctica have melted, previously ice-entombed black mosses have been exposed. A team led by University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers conducted extensive analyses on these mosses discovered in the northern Antarctic Peninsula, which revealed sensitive glacier behavioral responses to the climate over the past 1,500 years.
The findi . . .