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An ice core sample is processed in DRI’s Ultra-Trace Ice Core Laboratory in Reno, Nev.

DRI ice core research makes Discover magazine’s list of top breakthroughs in 2018

By DRI Communications | Jan 17, 2019 | Awards and Honors, Blog, DRI Communications

Reno, Nev. (Thurs. January 17th) – For the second time, research out of the Ultra-trace Ice Core Chemistry Laboratory at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, Nevada, has been named one of the year’s biggest scientific discoveries by Discover magazine....

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Researchers drill ice cores from a field camp on Mont Blanc in the French Alps.

First non-polar historical iodine record shows impact of fossil fuel emissions

By DRI Communications | Nov 13, 2018 | News releases, Research findings, DRI Communications

Reno, Nev. (Nov. 13, 2018): A new ice core record from the French Alps shows impacts of fossil fuel emissions in the form of a steep increase in iodine levels during the second half of the 20th century, according to a study released this week by an international...

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Landsat 8 image of Mount Takahe volcano on Antarctica

Massive Antarctic Volcanic Eruptions Linked to Abrupt Southern Hemisphere Climate Changes Near the End of the Last Ice Age

By DRI Communications | Sep 5, 2017 | News releases, Research findings, DRI Communications

Above: A 15-meter pan-sharpened Landsat 8 image of the Mount Takahe volcano rising more than 2,000 meters (1.2 miles) above the surrounding West Antarctic ice sheet in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica. Credit: Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA). USGS and...

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Monica Arienzo, PhD, assistant research professor of hydrology at DRI, demonstrates part of the black carbon analysis process in the clean room of DRI’s ultra-trace ice core analytical lab. Credit DRI.

Black Carbon Emissions from Ancient Wildfires Linked to Historical Climate Conditions

By DRI Communications | Aug 10, 2017 | News releases, Research findings, DRI Communications

Monica Arienzo, PhD, assistant research professor of hydrology at DRI, demonstrates part of the black carbon analysis process in the clean room of DRI’s Ice Core Laboratory. Credit DRI. DRI-led research team publishes longest ice core black carbon record to date...

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