Matteo Spagnolo – 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.

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October 29, 2021

Ice stupas: the artificial mini glaciers bringing water to some of the driest, coldest places on Earth

Matteo Spagnolo, University of Aberdeen

Constructed ice domes release water during dry periods when rain is blocked by high mountain ranges, stifling essential crop cultivation for rural communities.

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