Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty Leading World-Changing Climate Research

Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica, and Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, are literally a world apart.

Separated by nearly 11,000 miles, the colossal Thwaites Glacier – the world’s widest – looms over the Southern Ocean near the South Pole while the tiny town of Kangerlussuaq lies at the end of a deep fjord that juts into the Labrador Sea not far from the North Pole.

But these distant outposts have more than just their icy remoteness in common. They are also where University of Houston Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences faculty and students are conducting groundbreaking, world-leading climate research.

Read more about geomorphology assistant professor Brandee Carlson’s work in Greenland and geology professor Julia Wellner’s work in Antarctica.