Cryosphere Capsules

Groundbreaking Study Consolidates Two Decades of Glacier Observations

Nature, 19 February 2025 A comprehensive analysis from the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise, or GlaMBIE, reveals global glaciers are…

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Rising Temperatures Expected to Weaken Major Polar-driven Ocean Circulation Systems

Nature and Environmental Research Letters, 26 February and 3 March 2025 Two recent studies refine predictions of North Atlantic and…

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Regime Shift in Antarctic Sea Ice Levels

Nature Communications Earth and Environment, 21 February 2025 A new study reveals a significant structural shift in Antarctic sea ice…

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Predictability of El Niño Southern Oscillation’s Impact on Antarctic Sea Ice

NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 27 February 2025 The "El Niño Southern Oscillation", or ENSO, is known to influence variability…

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Video: Key Findings from Major GlaMBIE Paper on Worldwide Glaciers

In honor of the very first International Glaciers' Day on March 21, this presentation outlines results from the recent Glacier…

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Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctica Trigger Extremes: From Snowfall to Ice Melt and Instability

Nature Reviews: Earth and Environment, 11 February 2025 A recent review article explains the history of atmospheric rivers in Antarctica,…

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Today’s Temperatures Could Lock-in Major Sea Level Rise from West Antarctica

The Cryosphere, 23 January 2025 Improved ice sheet modeling techniques in this study indicate that current rates of ice loss…

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Rising Seas Could Threaten Half of Arctic Communities by 2100

AGU Earth’s Future, 16 December 2024 This interdisciplinary risk assessment of coastal threats consolidated data on erosion, sea-level rise, and…

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

Permafrost plays a critical role when calculating current and future carbon emissions. Senior researchers explain recent trends in permafrost thaw,…

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1.9 Billion People Vulnerable to Once-a-Century Extreme Floods by 2100

Nature Communications, 3 February 2025 An analysis of climate change alongside population growth finds that a greater number of people…

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