Robin Bell on studying the poles, where 'change is happening fastest'
Ongal Peak is glaciated, but imagine a whole mountain range buried under about 2,000 ft (609.6 m) of ice. Ongal has an elevation of 1,149 m. Location: Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in Western Antarctica. Credit: Wikimedia user Apcbg
Scientists have called Earth’s polar regions the “new frontier” in understanding our rapidly changing planet.
Geophysicist Robin Bell of Columbia University is one of the planners of the International Polar Year, happening through 2008, with over 50,000 scientists exploring Earth’s poles. Bell spoke with Earth & Sky’s Jorge Salazar about the IPY and her own research into a mountain range in Antarctica.
