IGS symposium a success

August 13, 2012

University Relations

More than 260 glaciologists from around the world gathered at UAF June 24-29 for the annual symposium of the International Glaciological Society. The Geophysical Institute hosted the 2012 event.

More than 80 oral presentations and nearly 200 poster presentations were given on the symposium's theme "Glaciers and ice sheets in a warming climate." Many presentations confirmed that glaciers around the world are retreating and thinning with direct implications for sea-level rise and streamflow.

For more information contact Regine Hock at rehock@alaska.edu.