UW Atmospheric Sciences Assistant Professor Edward Blanchard-Wigglesworth was featured in the February 23 issue of the New York Times. The article: “Sea Ice Around Antarctica Reaches a Record Low” discusses the latest Antarctic sea ice data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, CO. and the current research efforts to understand the complex environmental factors which may be contributing to a rapid decline in Antarctic ice extent. Ed is a member of the Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) and is currently working with NASA’s ICESat-2 Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite.

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