Georgians arose from the ancient Colchian civilizations.
David Glyn Vaughan OBE is a climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey .. OBE. Order of the British Empire. climate scientist. Climatology. British Antarctic Survey. British Antarctic Survey. His research focus is the role of ice sheets in the Earth system and the societal threat of climate change and rising sea levels .. rising sea levels. Current sea level rise. He is a co-ordinating Lead Author of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report .. IPCC. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Fourth Assessment Report. IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. His research work includes the mapping of the bed under Pine Island Glacier and the discovery of a subglacial volcano .. Pine Island Glacier. Pine Island Glacier. Vaughan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire -LRB- OBE -RRB- in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to glaciology .. OBE. Order of the British Empire. Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Officer of the Order of the British Empire