
Black and Bloom hits the press
Black and Bloom’s second field team to hit the ice this year were proud to host the Science Editor of the BBC, David Shukman, and his team, for a night … Continue Reading Black and Bloom hits the press
We are investigating how dark particles (black) and microbial processes (Bloom) drive the melt of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Black and Bloom’s second field team to hit the ice this year were proud to host the Science Editor of the BBC, David Shukman, and his team, for a night … Continue Reading Black and Bloom hits the press
The first 2017 Black and Bloom field team are heading back to Greenland in just under 2 days time to begin their snow – slush – ice field camp. This … Continue Reading First 2017 field team ready to hit the ice!
News from the front line reveals that all are well and morale is fantastically high as usual, though hard frosts are now the way of life each night. The guys … Continue Reading Hard frosts the norm for remaining ice team
Friday saw our last major exchange of field crew in/out of the ice camp as well as our second dash above the snow line. It was a sad time for … Continue Reading Field crew exchange pics
A brief chat with the new field crew this morning confirmed that all was well on the ice after the crew change. Jenine, now Queen of the camp as the … Continue Reading All well in camp with new field crew
All-but-one of the field team members were exchanged on Friday with Martin, Alex A, Andrew and Alex H putting into camp for their first session on the ice this year. They join … Continue Reading Field crew changed and second dash to the snow completed
The team have been preparing for their first field season on the ice…
The UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has awarded £3 million to Black and Bloom to study the impact of dark particles and microbial activity on the melting of the … Continue Reading NERC award £3 Million to Black and Bloom