▁at ▁which ▁is ▁separ ates ▁from ▁a ▁continent ' s ▁bed rock ▁and ▁flo ats ▁into ▁the ▁sea ) ▁affect s ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁flow ▁of ▁gla ci ers , ▁and ▁estimated ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁positive ▁feedback . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Edwards ▁joined ▁King ' s ▁College ▁London ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁ge ography . ▁ ▁She ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁lead ▁author ▁for ▁Chapter ▁ 9 ▁( O cean , ▁cry os phere , ▁and ▁sea ▁level ▁change ) ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁assess ment ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁Inter g overn ment al ▁P anel ▁on ▁Cl imate ▁Change . ▁ ▁Edwards ▁writes ▁a ▁popular ▁science ▁blog ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Public ▁Library ▁of ▁Science ▁( PL OS ). ▁She ▁has ▁written ▁for ▁The ▁Guardian ▁and ▁contributed ▁chap ters ▁to ▁books ▁about ▁climate ▁change . ▁Working ▁with ▁the ▁Met ▁Office , ▁Edwards ▁created ▁educational ▁resources ▁about ▁sea ▁level ▁rise ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁United ▁Nations ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁Conference ▁(" CO P 2 3 "). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁she ▁gave ▁a ▁T ED x ▁talk ▁at ▁C ER N , ▁How ▁to ▁Love ▁Un certain ty ▁in ▁Cl imate ▁Science . ▁After ▁f ights ▁between ▁climate ▁scient ists ▁and ▁s cept ics ▁on ▁Twitter ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Edwards ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁dinner ▁party ▁discuss ing ▁how ▁they ▁could ▁calm ▁the ▁debate . ▁The ▁dinner ▁included ▁David ▁Rose ▁and ▁Richard ▁A . ▁Bet ts , ▁and ▁Edwards ▁was ▁the ▁only