Shuman interviewed by BBC News, contributes to EO IOTD

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:51:15 -0400
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Christopher Shuman (615/UMBC) was among four researchers interviewed by the BBC News World Service program "The Inquiry" for the segment titled "What Can the World's Biggest Iceberg Tell Us?" In his segment, he discusses melt events, warm water beneath the ice sheets, and addresses the Arctic as well as Antarctica. Take a listen.

Additionally, Dr. Shuman contributed to the Earth Observatory Item of the Day (IOTD) in May, "Antarctic Ice Shelf Spawns Iceberg A-83." This image shows the dramatic calving of the iceberg from the ice shelf. He "estimated that the iceberg spans about 375 square kilometers (145 square miles), which is about the same size as Portland, Oregon."

More recently, he provided image interpretation and science review to the EO IOTD, "Humboldt Glacier's Demise." This item discusses Venezuela's total loss of its last existing glacier.