Pam Pearson

Permafrost Thaw Increases Risk and Large Future Costs of Infrastructure on the Third Pole

Communications Earth & Environment, 13 October 2022 Limiting warming below 1.5°C instead of 2°C could reduce the costs of infrastructure…

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Ice Sheets Rapidly Expelling Meltwater Can Produce Deep Underwater Valleys on Human Timescales

Quaternary Science Reviews, 5 October 2022 During the warm period at the end of the last ice age (20,000 years…

4 years ago

Geneva-Hosted COP-26 Hub Event: “Mountain Water Resources in a Changing Climate”

Released as an online-only event from the Geneva Hub, this session discusses the importance of revising water governance strategies to…

4 years ago

Unprecedented and Extreme Surface Melt of Greenland in September

News Briefing: NSIDC Greenland Ice Sheet Today, September 2022 An early September heat wave swept across Greenland during the first…

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Arctic Ocean Acidifying Three to Four Times Faster Than Other Oceans

Science, 29 September 2022 Rapid loss of Arctic sea ice over the past three decades has accelerated the rate of…

4 years ago

Atmospheric Warming Combined with Meltwater Increases Ocean Melting of Greenland Glaciers

Nature Geoscience, 3 October 2022 While it was previously thought that ocean temperatures were the primary cause of melting along…

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Geneva-Hosted COP-26 Hub Event: “Upscaling adaptation solutions for vulnerable mountain regions through international cooperation”

Released as an online-only event from the Geneva Hub, this session discussed the potential barriers to uptake as well as…

4 years ago

Focus Days Schedule for the COP7 Cryosphere Pavilion

30 September 2022 Dear Cryosphere Capsule readers: We are happy to share the Focus Days schedule for the COP27 Cryosphere…

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New Satellite Technology Gives Reliable Year-Round Measurements for Arctic Sea Ice Thickness

Nature, 14 September 2022 For the first time, researchers can precisely monitor the thickness of sea ice during every month…

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Black Carbon and Reduced Snowfall Threaten Frozen Freshwater Resources in Himalaya

Scientific Reports, 19 September 2022 Rising global temperatures have accelerated the retreat of the Hoksar Glacier over recent decades, reflecting…

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Geneva-Hosted COP-26 Hub Event: “Indigenous People’s Rights and Climate Change in the Arctic”

Streamed as a webinar from the Geneva Hub, this session offers first-hand insights into the perspectives of Indigenous communities affected…

4 years ago

New Trigger of Antarctic Ice Sheet Loss Could Become a Significant Source of Sea-Level Rise

Nature Communications, 14 September 2022 Scientists have identified a significant new trigger for faster Antarctic ice sheet loss, which could…

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Thwaites Glacier Capable Of Retreating Twice As Fast As Previously Thought

Nature Geosciences, 5 September 2022 New mapping of the seabed in front of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica has…

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Latest State of the Climate Report Released

American Meteorological Society The 2021 State of the Climate report, led by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s…

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Geneva-Hosted COP-26 Hub Event: “A world without glaciers – How can scientists contribute to enhancing climate ambition, in Switzerland and beyond?”

Glaciers, snow cover and permafrost are disappearing all over the world as a result of global warming. Faced with this…

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