Dr. Alexandra Jahn, University of Colorado Boulder, is the lead author of a recent sea ice paper published in Nature,…
Dear Cryosphere Capsule readers, We would like to share with you a recording of the last "Arctic 21" meeting. This…
World Meteorological Organization, 20 March 2024 This latest WMO report confirms 2023 was officially the hottest year in recorded history,…
The Cryosphere, 5 March 2024 This major study reveals how Arctic rivers will change over the next eight decades if…
During the first week of climate negotiations, Arctic scientists summarized the current state of monitoring, measuring, and accounting for carbon…
Nature, 6 March 2024 This study combined sinking land measurements, sea-level rise projections, and tide charts to provide a comprehensive…
Weather and Climate Dynamics, 28 February 2024 Europe will become even hotter and drier in coming decades as melting from…
European Environment Agency, 10 March 2024 This policy-oriented report identifies the top 36 "climate risks" facing Europe, warning that many…
The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is the world’s largest ice mass, storing over 52 meters of sea-level rise. It is…
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 5 March 2024 This review paper provides a clear message: the frequency and length of…
NSIDC: News & Analysis and Journal of Climate, 6 March 2024 For the third summer in a row, Antarctic sea…
Last year, Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest summer area since satellite records began, followed by a record-low winter sea…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 26 February 2024 An extreme El Niño warming in the 1940s triggered dramatic…
Today's temperatures have already locked in an unavoidable increase in West Antarctic ice shelf melting and rapid ocean warming, of…
Nature Communications, 4 January 2024 Only the lowest emissions scenarios (SSP1-2.6) with rapid and aggressive fossil fuel reductions can prevent…