For some mid-latitude glacier regions such as Scandinavia and the western United States, the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C is…
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 19 April 2022 Winter temperatures have increased by nearly 1°C in the Olympic mountain…
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 18 March 2022 This study provides the first confirmed record of Pacific salmon…
Happy Earth Day, Cryosphere Capsule readers! See ICCI's "Cryosphere" tweets in honor of the day at https://twitter.com/iccinet/status/1517404853752016896. (And check out…
The glaciers of the Andes, Patagonia and New Zealand are among those in the world losing ice most quickly. This…
Global and Planetary Change, 19 March 2022 More than one-third of New Zealand’s glacier ice volume has disappeared within the…
Scientific Reports, 21 March 2022 There has been speculation that warmer temperatures and a longer growing season in the Arctic…
The loss of Arctic sea ice may be associated with many recent extreme weather events: from droughts and wildfires in…
Environmental Research Letters, 25 March 2022 Concentrations of black carbon (BC) in the snow near Santiago, one of the most…
Nature Communications, 23 March 2022 Extreme summer rainfall can increase the depth of permafrost thaw by over 30% in the…
NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 28 March 2022 The decline of sea ice in the Barents-Kara Seas could account for…
What are the impacts of Arctic and Southern Ocean sea ice loss on marine ecosystems and fisheries? How is this…
Geophysical Research Letters, 10 March 2022 Much of Arctic sea ice research focuses on summer sea ice loss; but this…
Both of Earth’s polar regions experienced extreme heat this week, with parts of Antarctica rising more than 40°C above average;…
Permafrost begins emitting carbon into the atmosphere as soon as its first thaw. These emissions can continue for over 100…