Cryosphere Capsules

Warm Ocean Waters Increased Retreat of Key Glacier in West Antarctica by Undermining Ice Shelf Support

Nature Communications, 21 October 2025 Berry Glacier in West Antarctica has undergone dramatic retreat and thinning over the past three…

7 months ago

Abrupt Changes in Antarctic Ice, Ocean, Ecosystems Trigger Cascading Impacts

Nature, 20 August 2025 Rapid changes unfolding across the Antarctic Ice Sheet and Southern Ocean are more interconnected than previously…

7 months ago

COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion: Final Live Side Event on AMOC Shutdown and Farewell from Belém

Dear Friends of the Cryosphere Pavilion and Cryosphere Capsule Readers- As many of you no doubt saw on media, a…

7 months ago

Extreme Summer Heat Melted 1% of Svalbard’s Glacier Ice in 6 Weeks

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 August 2025) A 6-week period of record-high air temperatures during summer 2024…

10 months ago

Svalbard Winter Warming Rises Above Melting Point of Ice

Nature Communications, 21 July 2025 Winter air temperatures exceeded 0°C for 14 days during February 2025 in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, setting…

10 months ago

COP Video of the Week: Disappearing Glaciers and Snowpack in Ny-Ålesund

Svalbard is warming six to seven times faster than the global average and strongly responds to every increment of temperature…

10 months ago

COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion: Applications Welcome

Dear Friends of the Cryosphere Pavilion and Cryosphere Capsule Readers, We are happy to announce that COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion side…

11 months ago

COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion: Call for Side Events and ECS Volunteers

Dear Friends of the Cryosphere Pavilion and Cryosphere Capsule Readers! The COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion side event application portal will open…

11 months ago

Ancient River Landscapes Steer Ice Movement in East Antarctica

Nature Geoscience, 11 July 2025 New radar measurements identify remarkably flat surfaces and deep troughs in the ground buried beneath…

11 months ago

Increasing Black Carbon on North American Glaciers Portends Faster Loss

Communications Earth & Environment, 15 July 2025 North American glaciers have rapidly retreated over the last decade, with increasing black…

11 months ago