Short Talks on Big Ideas: Meredith Kelly on Climate Change

Learn more about Associate Professor of Earth Science, Meredith Kelly’s captivating research on climate change and the surprising history of the landscape where Dartmouth stands today.

Kelly’s research interests and objectives center upon advancing the knowledge of the terrestrial record of past climate change on timescales that range from centuries to millions of years. This research will benefit our understanding of the modern climate and the mechanisms which cause climate change. Kelly has undertaken research in various geographic locations in order to develop well-dated records of the past extents of glaciers and ice sheets. Although her research generally involves glacial geologic studies, she has broader interests in Quaternary studies and geomorphology.

Additional Information

• "In the Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers"
  New York Times, March 2021
• "Research confirms timing of tropical glacier melt at the end of the last ice age"
  Science News, December 2019
• "Tropical glaciers are melting fast: A life cycle look at climate change"
   Medill Reports Chicago, October 2019
• “What Drives Glacial Cycles?”
   Scientific American, January 1990
• “The Role of Ocean-Atmosphere Reorganizations in Glacial Cycle"
   Science Direct, 1990
• "The Last Glacial Termination"
   Science Mag, June 2010
• "Timing and structure of the Younger Dryas event and its underlying climate dynamics"
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2021
• "Abrupt Climate Change: A Paleo Perspective"
   National Centers for Environmental Information
• "Abrupt Climate Change: The Younger Dryas"
   National Centers for Environmental Information