Pam Pearson

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Maximum Extent

National Snow and Ice Data Center, 28 March 2025 NSIDC has announced that on March 22, Arctic sea ice reached…

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Increasingly Corrosive Conditions in UK and Ireland Ocean Waters

Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership, February 2025 A recent report on marine and coastal climate change highlights the increasing threat…

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Arctic Sea Ice Loss Results in Global Weather Changes

Nature Communications, 11 March 2025 Information from multiple models strengthens the long-held understanding that Arctic sea ice loss impacts weather…

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Ocean Warming Drives Year-round Ice Loss from Arctic Glaciers

Nature Communications, 2 December 2024 Research from the Norwegian Polar Institute studied ice loss from calving glaciers in the Arctic,…

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Greenland Ice Sheet Loss and Global Sea-Level Rise

The Cryosphere, 14 March 2025 This study uses ice sheet model simulations to predict how the melting of Greenland’s ice…

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Video of the Week: First “World Day for Glaciers” at the United Nations in New York

Friday March 21st marked the first-ever World Day for Glaciers, bringing together global leaders, cryosphere scientists, and policymakers to address…

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High-Level Event Celebrating First “World Day for Glaciers” Today in New York

Today marks the first-ever World Day for Glaciers, bringing together global leaders, cryosphere scientists, and policymakers to address the urgent…

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Thwaites Ice Shelf Doubled Melt Rate During Sudden Glacial Lake Drainage

Nature Communications, 6 March 2025 This study reports that the sudden drainage of a lake beneath Thwaites Glacier temporarily doubled…

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Weakening Ocean Current Patterns Reduce Global Carbon Uptake, Costing Trillions of Dollars

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 12 January 2025 The AMOC is a large, intertwined system of ocean currents…

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Geoengineering Curtain Cannot Prevent Retreat of Fast-flowing Greenland Glacier

Communications Earth and Environment, 7 March 2025 Geo-engineering efforts to add an underwater "curtain" to the fjord of one of…

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COP29 Video of the Week: Polar Oceans – Triple Threat of Acidification, Warming and Freshening

The Arctic and Southern Oceans are crucial components of the global climate system. Their unique ecosystems are under serious threat…

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Groundbreaking Study Consolidates Two Decades of Glacier Observations

Nature, 19 February 2025 A comprehensive analysis from the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise, or GlaMBIE, reveals global glaciers are…

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Rising Temperatures Expected to Weaken Major Polar-driven Ocean Circulation Systems

Nature and Environmental Research Letters, 26 February and 3 March 2025 Two recent studies refine predictions of North Atlantic and…

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Regime Shift in Antarctic Sea Ice Levels

Nature Communications Earth and Environment, 21 February 2025 A new study reveals a significant structural shift in Antarctic sea ice…

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Predictability of El Niño Southern Oscillation’s Impact on Antarctic Sea Ice

NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 27 February 2025 The "El Niño Southern Oscillation", or ENSO, is known to influence variability…

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