Cryosphere Capsules

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…

11 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…

11 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year ago

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,…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year ago