Climate scientist dies in snowmobile accident in Antarctica
OCT 24, 2016
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.0210165
New York Times : Climate scientist Gordon Hamilton died on 22 October in Antarctica when his snowmobile fell into a crevasse. Hamilton, who was 50 years old, was an associate research professor in the glaciology group of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. His work centered on how ice sheets behave and affect the climate system. Hamilton and his research team were camped on White Island in the Ross Archipelago in a heavily crevassed area known as the Shear Zone. The cause of the accident is currently under investigation.
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