Cryosphere Capsules

Increasing Number of Meltwater Ponds in East Antarctica May Destabilize Ice Shelves

Nature Climate Change, 4 July 2025 This landmark study offers the first high-resolution, continent-wide map of surface meltwater across Antarctica,…

12 months ago

Sharp Rise in Greenland and Antarctic Surface Melt Since the 1990s

Nature Climate Change, 4 July 2025 Daily observations of surface melt over the past three decades show that overall melting…

12 months ago

Sea Ice: Last Line of Defense for Weakened Antarctic Ice Shelves

Nature Geoscience, 1 July 2025 Researchers tracking sea ice, ocean swell and ice shelf conditions over multiple years in two…

12 months ago

COP29 Video of the Week: It’s Getting Hot Up Here – A Beginner’s Guide to the Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice

Dr. Robbie Mallett from the University of Tromsø shared a synopsis of the current state of Arctic sea ice, reflected…

12 months ago

Newly Found Ocean Feedback Loop Threatens the Future of Antarctic Sea Ice

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 30 June 2025 Satellite observations have revealed a sharp increase in the salinity…

12 months ago

Black Carbon Drives Glacial Retreat, Snowfall Decline in Tibetan Plateau

Communications Earth and Environment, 4 June 2025 Black carbon emissions have significantly reduced frozen water storage across the Tibetan Plateau,…

1 year ago

Warming Increases Amount of Harmful Algal Blooms

Communications Earth and Environment, 9 June 2025 This research suggests that warming coastal waters will significantly increase the occurrence of…

1 year ago

Observed Emperor Penguin Population Decline Double that of Projections

Communications Earth and Environment, 10 June 2025 Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have declined two times faster than previously predicted…

1 year ago

Press Conference at UNFCCC Meetings in Bonn: Two Sides of the Same Ice Cube – Thresholds Well Below 1.5°C Paris Limit for Ice Sheets, Glaciers

Major tipping points for Earth’s ice sheets and mountain glaciers can occur at temperatures well below 1.5°C. Lead authors of…

1 year ago

Clarification of the UNOC 3 Green Zone “Pavilion de la Cryosphère” as Unassociated with ICCI and COP Cryosphere Pavilions

Dear Friends of the Cryosphere Pavilion and Cryosphere Capsule Readers, Due to ongoing confusion and to avoid misrepresentation, ICCI and…

1 year ago