Gleason Archives

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Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western U.S., new study finds

By DRI Communications | May 2, 2019 | News releases, Research findings

Kelly Gleason, assistant professor of environmental science and management at Portland State University, and crew head out in a recently burned forest to collect snow samples. Credit: Kelly Gleason/Portland State University RENO, Nev. (May 2, 2019) - Forest...

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

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...