Cryosphere Capsules

Study Forecasts Warmer and Wetter Arctic This Century

The Cryosphere, 5 March 2024 This major study reveals how Arctic rivers will change over the next eight decades if…

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COP28 Video of the Week: “What Everyone Should Know About Permafrost Thaw”

During the first week of climate negotiations, Arctic scientists summarized the current state of monitoring, measuring, and accounting for carbon…

2 years ago

Disappearing Communities on US Coasts by 2050 Mapped in New Study

Nature, 6 March 2024 This study combined sinking land measurements, sea-level rise projections, and tide charts to provide a comprehensive…

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Greenland Ice Loss Intensifies European Summer Heat

Weather and Climate Dynamics, 28 February 2024 Europe will become even hotter and drier in coming decades as melting from…

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First European Climate Risk Assessment Report

European Environment Agency, 10 March 2024 This policy-oriented report identifies the top 36 "climate risks" facing Europe, warning that many…

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COP28 Video of the Week: “Early Warning Signs of Sea Level Rise from East Antarctica”

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is the world’s largest ice mass, storing over 52 meters of sea-level rise. It is…

2 years ago

Very Low Emissions Could Protect Arctic Summer Sea Ice

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 5 March 2024 This review paper provides a clear message: the frequency and length of…

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Three Record-breaking Summers Reveal “Critical Transition” for Antarctic Sea Ice

NSIDC: News & Analysis and Journal of Climate, 6 March 2024 For the third summer in a row, Antarctic sea…

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COP28 Video of the Week: “What the Extreme 2023 Sea Ice Minimum Tells Us About Antarctica’s Future”

Last year, Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest summer area since satellite records began, followed by a record-low winter sea…

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Widespread West Antarctic Retreat Began Already in 1940s

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 26 February 2024 An extreme El Niño warming in the 1940s triggered dramatic…

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