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Cafe Scientifique
The Future of Ice
Glaciers shape the world we live in and are iconic elements of the Canadian landscape. They have been important players in the geologic past, at times overtaking the planet during periods of “Snowball Earth”. Our present-day glaciers and ice sheets are enormous frozen reservoirs of fresh water, harbouring the equivalent of 70m of global sea level rise. In this Café we will explore how glaciers work, how and why they are changing and the global and local implications of this change.
Dr. Gwenn Flowers is an Associate Professor in the SFU Department of Earth Sciences and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Iceland. As a Canada Research Chair at SFU from 2005−2014 she established a research program dedicated to the geophysical study of glaciers, their dynamics and their importance in the global climate system. She currently leads a field-based program in the St. Elias Mountains of Yukon, Canada, examining the interplay of climate and ice dynamics.
