University of Victoria Experts Discuss Glacier Preservation for World Water Day
The United Nations highlights glacier preservation for World Water Day. University of Victoria experts David Atkinson, Jay Cullen, and Sophie Norris are available to discuss the importance of glaciers in relation to climate change, chemical oceanography, and glacial erosion. Media inquiries can be directed to University Communications.
Glaciers serve as vital resources for human existence, providing drinking water, supporting agriculture, generating clean energy, and maintaining healthy ecosystems. This World Water Day, the United Nations emphasizes the urgent need to preserve glaciers and their critical contributions to our planet.
Several experts from the University of Victoria are available to discuss glacier preservation and its implications:
1. David Atkinson (Geography) focuses on monitoring large-scale weather systems and the effects of extreme weather attributed to climate change. He conducts weather monitoring in the Columbia and Nahanni icefields and leads the Bachelor of Science in Climate Science program to prepare students for community engagement in climate crisis mitigation. (Contact: [email protected])
2. Jay Cullen (Earth and Ocean Sciences) is the director of the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, specializing in chemical oceanography. His research investigates how climate change and glacier melting affect trace metal concentrations in oceans. A PhD student from his lab is currently collecting and analyzing water samples in Antarctica aboard HMCS Margaret Brooke as part of the Royal Canadian Navy’s first circumnavigation of South America. (Contact: [email protected])
3. Sophie Norris (Geography) specializes in glacial erosion and the historical responses of glaciers to climate change. Utilizing various geochronological and modeling techniques, she assesses the rate of landscape modifications due to glacial activity. (Contact: [email protected])
For media inquiries, please reach out to Simone Blais at University Communications and Marketing via email at [email protected].
The preservation of glaciers is critical to sustaining human life and the environment. The University of Victoria provides several expert resources to discuss the importance of glacier conservation in relation to climate change. By engaging with these experts, one can understand the broader implications of glacial dynamics on water sources and ecosystem health.
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