Cryosphere Capsules

Salinization Intensified by Sea-level Rise Will Damage Coastal Watersheds by 2100

Geophysical Research Letters, 22 November 2024 Saltwater intrusion into fresh groundwater aquifers is increasingly damaging freshwater agriculture and ecosystems, and…

1 year ago

COP29 Video of the Week: “Sea Level Changes: Are You Sure You Know Everything About it?”

Sea-level rise results from a combination of several processes, from polar ice sheet loss to mountain glacier melt and more.…

1 year ago

Permafrost in Europe’s Mountains Warmed by More Than 1°C Per Decade

Nature Communications, 10 December 2024 Mountain permafrost makes up 30% of global permafrost area, and helps preserve the stability of…

1 year ago

Following a High Emissions Pathway Could Double Antarctic Freshwater Release into the Ocean by 2100

Geophysical Research Letters, 8 December 2024 Melting Antarctic ice releases freshwater into the Southern Ocean, with profound impacts on regional…

1 year ago

COP29 Video of the Week: “Slow Onset, High Impact: What Permafrost Means for the Global 1.5°C Target”

Critical ecosystem stability thresholds are already being crossed in permafrost regions today. These growing impacts will worsen and grow more…

1 year ago

First Ice-free Day in Arctic Ocean will Occur with Multiple Compounding Events: Earliest within 3 Years but 7-20 Years Most Likely

Nature Communications, 3 December 2024 This new study used a range of climate models to predict when we could see…

1 year ago

COP29 Cryosphere Pavilion Materials and Side Event Recordings

All side events held at the COP29 Cryosphere Pavilion were livestreamed and saved to ICCI's YouTube channel. They are organized…

1 year ago

Rate of Global Sea-level Rise has Doubled Over the Past 30 Years

Communications Earth & Environment, 17 October 2024 Satellite observations show that the average rate of sea-level rise worldwide has doubled…

1 year ago

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,…

2 years 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…

2 years ago