glaciologist

[gley-shee-ol-uh-jist, -see-]

noun

1. glacialist.

Example Sentences

Matthias Huss, a glaciologist with Zurich's Federal Institute of Technology, as well as glacier monitoring group Glamos, argues that climate change was a factor in the Blatten disaster.

From BBC

While warmer winters have led to reduced snowfall, hotter summers have sped up the melting of glaciers, disrupting the availability of water and putting human health and crops at risk, said Mohammad Farooq Azam, a glaciologist and hydrologist.

From BBC

"The strength of this study is that they use multiple lines of evidence to show that our climate is in a similar state to when several metres of ice was melted in the past," said Prof Andy Shepherd, a glaciologist at Northumbria University, who was not involved in the new publication.

From BBC

"Our key message is that limiting warming to 1.5C would be a major achievement - it should absolutely be our target - but in no sense will it slow or stop sea-level rise and melting ice sheets," said lead author Prof Chris Stokes, a glaciologist at Durham University.

From BBC

University of Exeter glaciologist Martin Siegert, who was also not involved in the study, told Salon that the study confirms what experts like himself have long predicted — namely, that Antarctica will see an increase in plants on exposed surfaces as it loses ice due to climate change.

From Salon