Brice Rea – The Conversation

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October 2, 2023

Glaciers can give us clues about when a volcano might erupt

Matteo Spagnolo, University of Aberdeen; Brice Rea, University of Aberdeen, and Iestyn Barr, Manchester Metropolitan University

Like icy thermometers, glaciers overlying volcanoes shift according to temperature changes below.

Transantarctic Mountains peaks are some of the only parts of the continent not buried beneath ice. Matt Makes Photos / shutterstock

December 15, 2022

Glaciers have existed on Earth for at least 60 million years – far longer than previously thought

Iestyn Barr, Manchester Metropolitan University; Brice Rea, University of Aberdeen; Kathryn Adamson, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Matteo Spagnolo, University of Aberdeen

Scientists used satellites to map tens of thousands of glacial landforms in Antarctica’s highest mountains.

As the jet stream moves northwards, the UK can expect more storms and flooding in the winter. James McDowall/Shutterstock

January 12, 2021

How mapping the weather 12,000 years ago can help predict future climate change

Brice Rea, University of Aberdeen

Ice Age glaciers can help us track the jet stream 12,000 ago, and by comparing its path today we can see how it’s moving northwards, changing weather patterns and indicating climate change.

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