Glaciers and Climate Change: How Doomed Are We Really? | Sarah Wells-Moran | TEDxWellesleyCollege
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 Published On May 16, 2023

Glaciologist Sarah Wells-Moran asks the big questions: what's going on with glaciers? She walks through what her career entails, how glaciers are affected by climate change, and what it means for vulnerable communities affected by sea level rise. Sarah Wells-Moran is a recent graduate of Wellesley College and a glaciologist. At Wellesley, she was a physics and geosciences double major, graduating in December 2022, and an undergraduate research assistant in the MIT Glaciology Group. Through her work with the MIT Glaciology Group, she fell in love with glaciers and ice physics, and is planning to pursue a PhD in glaciology in Fall 2023. This summer, she spent two months on the Juneau Icefield learning how to safely live and research in glaciated terrain. Through her research, she has developed a better understanding of the ways in which large calving events affect future sea level rise. In her free time, she likes to cross stitch, boulder, and snuggle with her cat, Pepper. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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