Virtual: Melting Ice & Rising Seas: How Cambridge research is deepening our understanding of climate challenges

Glaciers and ice sheets from Greenland to Antarctica are losing ice faster than ever, adding vast amounts of water to the ocean and accelerating global sea‑level rise. What drives this rapid mass loss, and how do ice sheets melt? Our ability to understand melting ice sheets is an important aspect of predicting future sea levels and understanding the impacts on the UK’s low‑lying coasts and communities worldwide.

Chaired by Professor Jerome Neufeld, Professor of Earth and Planetary Fluid Dynamics, this webinar brings together three Cambridge researchers on the front line of cryosphere science:

• Dr Rebecca Dell (Scott Polar Research Institute) : using satellites, machine learning, and field-based measurements to measure ice-shelf surface melting over time.
• Dr Rachael Rhodes (Department of Earth Sciences) : drilling polar ice cores to decode past climate shifts and improve future projections.
• Professor John Taylor (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics): building next‑generation models that couple ice‑sheet dynamics with ocean circulation to sharpen sea‑level forecasts.

In this webinar, you’ll gain a clear understanding of how Cambridge researchers are approaching the challenge of ice‑sheet melt and sea‑level rise, from real‑time satellite monitoring and advanced climate modelling to ice‑core fieldwork that sharpens our projections for the decades ahead.