Interview with Jemma Wadham

The glaciologist discusses falling in love with ‘ice rivers’, how emergency brain surgery changed her outlook, and the tragedy of global warming

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September 16, 2021

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Jemma Wadham, one of the world’s leading glaciologists and author of Ice Rivers

Source: Dr Till Bruckner

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