Kristin Poinar
Environmental Scientist | Emerging Threats to Biodiversity
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Kristin Poinar is an environmental scientist who studies the impact of climate change on biodiversity. As a professor at Yale University, her research focuses on how species adapt to rapidly shifting environments.
Poinar's TED talk on mass extinctions has reached over 2 million views, shedding light on the complex forces threatening the world's ecosystems. Her keynotes give audiences a deeper understanding of the profound challenges facing the natural world, and how science can inform solutions to protect vulnerable species and habitats.
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What's hidden under the Greenland ice sheet?
The Greenland ice sheet is massive, mysterious -- and melting. Using advanced technology, scientists are revealing its secrets for the first time, and what they've found is amazing: hidden under the ice sheet is a vast aquifer that holds a Lake Tahoe-sized volume of water from the summer melt. Does this water stay there, or does it find its way out to the ocean and contribute to global sea level rise? Join glaciologist Kristin Poinar for a trip to this frozen, forgotten land to find out.
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TED 2017 | 2017 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada |
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