Pam Pearson

COP28 Video of the Week: “Future Sea Level Rise from the Antarctic Ice Sheet: Equity and Intergenerational Justice”

Dr. Holly Han volunteered at the COP28 Cryosphere Pavilion as part of our Early Career Scientists Program, moderating side events…

3 years ago

One-Third of European Alps Glacier Ice Now Committed to Disappear Before 2050

Geophysical Research Letters, 1 December 2023 This study finds that the prognosis for glaciers in the European Alps is worse…

3 years ago

West Coast Mountains of North America at Half of Normal Snowpack in Extreme “Snow Drought”

News Briefing: 4 January 2024 From the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountains along the western U.S. and lower Canadian…

3 years ago

COP28 Video of the Week: “Protecting our Winters: Mobilizing the Outdoor Sports Community to Combat Climate Change”

Filmed last month at the COP28 Cryosphere Pavilion in Dubai, this side event reflects on the impacts of declining snow…

3 years ago

Wishing You a Happy Cryosphere New Year!

To all of our Cryosphere Capsules readers, we wish you a merry holiday season and a joyful 2024! We want…

3 years ago

Key Takeaways from COP28 and the Cryosphere Pavilion in Dubai

We would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone who is joining the "Cryosphere Capsules" newsletter for the first…

3 years ago

Arctic Warming Accelerates Global Temperature Rise Towards Critical 1.5°C Threshold

Journal of Earth System Dynamics, 14 November 2023 The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average…

3 years ago

Octopus DNA Shows Past West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse with Temperatures Similar to Today

Science, 22 December 2023 The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds enough ice to raise global sea level by 5…

3 years ago

COP28 Cryosphere Pavilion: Schedule Updates from Dec. 1 – Dec. 12, 2023

Dear Cryosphere Capsule readers- For the next two weeks, our team will be at COP28 in Dubai helping organize the…

3 years ago

Rapid Disintegration and Weakening of Ice Shelves in North Greenland

Nature Communications, 7 November 2023 The glaciers of North Greenland hold enough ice to raise sea level by 2.1 meters, but…

3 years ago

Stabilizing Long-term Temperatures Below 1.5°C is Essential for the Greenland Ice Sheet

Nature, 18 October 2023 New research suggests that the Greenland Ice Sheet may be slightly more resistant to global warming…

3 years ago

Unavoidable Future Increase in West Antarctic Ice Shelf Melting over the 21st Century

Nature Climate Change, 23 October 2023 A state-of-the-art model suggests that a widespread increase in West Antarctic ice shelf melting,…

3 years ago

Nearly Half of Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Have Shrunk in the Past 25 Years

Science Advances, 12 October 2023 Latest observations reveal that 71 out of the 162 massive ice shelves around Antarctica are…

3 years ago

Video of the Week: “A Tale of Two Poles: Sea Ice at the September Equinox 2023”

Last month, Antarctica's sea ice hit its maximum (largest) extent towards the end of Antarctic winter; but that "maximum" was…

3 years ago

10% of Swiss Glacier Ice Lost within the Past Two Years

GLAMOS Glacier Monitoring Center, 28 September 2023 High summer heat and low winter snowfall have created the perfect storm for…

3 years ago