Extraordinary moments in climate history are interesting to explore; you could come across useful information for our current situation. NESSC researcher Cindy Schrader is investigating temperature peaks called hyperthermals dating 50 million
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Want to know what the melting process of the Greenland ice sheet would look like? You should dive into the past. A model that can reliably reconstruct the past,
/ read moreNESSC research has an extensive range, from the freezing poles to the heat of the African tropics. PhD candidate Loes van Bree’s research involves her comparing the current global
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Dr. Sarah Bradley from Utrecht University studies the history and behaviour of ice sheets over the last interglacial, the period in between two ice ages. “This was a period
/ read moreFires in tundra areas and subarctic regions Forest fires cause high CO2 emissions and so contribute to a rise in atmospheric temperature. ‘Where and when forest fires develop also depends
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