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published by Arielle Woods, a PhD student in the in the , has tied abrupt warming in Greenland ice cores to changes in tropical South American climate during the last glacial cycle. “Andean Drought and Glacial Retreat Tied to Greenland Warming During the Last Glacial Period,” examines sediment records from a lake in the Peruvian Andes to document how climate change has impacted drought conditions and glacial retreat.

, who is lead author on the paper, worked with , a professor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science, postdoctoral associate , and 51��Ʒ��Ƶ alum Nicholas Weidhaas, in addition to national and international collaborators, to complete the work. The paper was on Oct. 12.