Cryosphere Capsules

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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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NYC Climate Week Video: “Beyond the Ice: The Worldwide Impacts of Arctic Extremes”

Preceding the UNGA high-level General Debate on Sept. 24, this side event brought together cryosphere science and policy voices to…

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Worsening Fractures in the Greenland Ice Sheet Could Increase Future Sea Level Rise

The Cryosphere, 5 September 2024 Deep fractures in the Greenland Ice Sheet are less likely to refreeze and close at…

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Cryosphere Video of the Week: “Understanding the History of the Greenland Ice Sheet”

Dr. Paul Bierman, Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Vermont, summarized his recent paper on ancient soil remains…

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Today’s Policies Determine the Rate of Sea Level Rise from Antarctica: Improved Ice Loss Projections Over Coming Centuries

Earth's Future, 4 September 2024 An updated model comparison experiment (ISMIP6 Antarctica 2300) has provided the first multi-model and multi-century…

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Adaptation Plans for Coastal Cities Inadequate in Face of Increasing Cryosphere Loss

Nature Cities, 26 August 2024 Current measures taken by most coastal cities to adapt to climate change, especially in light…

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