Cryosphere Capsules

Andean Glacier Loss Linked to El Niño

The Cryosphere, 8 October 2024 Researchers have linked El Niño events to loss of glacier ice and snow in the Peruvian Andes,…

12 months ago

High Emissions May Result in 40m Committed Sea-level Rise from Antarctica over Millennia: Need for Stronger NDCs Today

The Cryosphere, 25 September 2024 Most projections of future sea-level rise deal with timescales of decades (2100), or occasionally to…

12 months ago

NYC Climate Week Video: “Beyond the Ice: The Worldwide Impacts of Arctic Extremes”

Preceding the UNGA high-level General Debate on Sept. 24, this side event brought together cryosphere science and policy voices to…

12 months ago

Worsening Fractures in the Greenland Ice Sheet Could Increase Future Sea Level Rise

The Cryosphere, 5 September 2024 Deep fractures in the Greenland Ice Sheet are less likely to refreeze and close at…

1 year ago

Cryosphere Video of the Week: “Understanding the History of the Greenland Ice Sheet”

Dr. Paul Bierman, Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Vermont, summarized his recent paper on ancient soil remains…

1 year ago

Today’s Policies Determine the Rate of Sea Level Rise from Antarctica: Improved Ice Loss Projections Over Coming Centuries

Earth's Future, 4 September 2024 An updated model comparison experiment (ISMIP6 Antarctica 2300) has provided the first multi-model and multi-century…

1 year ago

Adaptation Plans for Coastal Cities Inadequate in Face of Increasing Cryosphere Loss

Nature Cities, 26 August 2024 Current measures taken by most coastal cities to adapt to climate change, especially in light…

1 year ago

Two Reports Launched on Sea Level Rise, Coastal Flooding and Climate Urgency

United Nations and WMO, 26 August 2024 In Tonga, UN Secretary-General António Guterres released a special briefing on sea-level rise…

1 year ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Slow Onset, Irreversible Events Beyond Adaptation: Global Stocktake, Implementation and 1.5° Ambition” with Florence Colleoni

Global impacts, especially loss and damage, from cryosphere feedbacks will be largely permanent on human timescales, beyond adaptation limits for…

1 year ago

Ice Cliff Collapse May Not Occur so Rapidly in the Near-Term, but Risks of Major Sea-Level Rise Remain

Science Advances, 21 August 2024 The collapse of ice shelves around Antarctica could expose tall ice cliffs at the edge…

1 year ago