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WWU professor's quest to document melting in Earth's frozen lands

Soot is accelerating snow melt in popular parts of Antarctica, a study finds

What is black carbon? The latest way humans are causing changes in Antarctica

WWU’s Alia Khan Receives $1.2 million CAREER Grant from the NSF to Continue Research in the Antarctic and the Cascades

Western Washington University Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Alia Khan has been awarded a five-year, $1.2 million CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to continue ongoing international collaborations with scientists from the Chilean Antarctic Program to evaluate the…

Red and green snow algae increase snowmelt in the Antarctic Peninsula

Red and green snow algae increase snowmelt in the Antarctic Peninsula

Huxley's Alia Khan publishes new research about relationship between snow algae and advanced melting in Antarctica

According to new research by Western Washington University Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Alia Khan,  red and green algae growing on snow in the Antarctic Peninsula causes significant extra snowmelt that is on par with melt from dust on snow in the Rocky Mountains,…

Huxley's Alia Khan publishes new research about relationship between snow algae and advanced melting in Antarctica

According to new research by Western Washington University Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Alia Khan,  red and green algae growing on snow in the Antarctic Peninsula causes significant extra snowmelt that is on par with melt from dust on snow in the Rocky Mountains,…

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