Cryosphere Capsules

Key Cryosphere Takeaways from the Antarctic Treaty and UNFCCC Meetings

46th ATCM and 26th CEP in Kochi, Kerala, India | 20-30 May 2024 For the first time, the Antarctic Treaty…

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COP28 Video of the Week: “Mountains: How to Leverage Funding for Adaptation”

Mountain areas are key for climate adaptation efforts due to their transboundary and global importance (natural hazards, water towers, global…

2 years ago

Global Emissions Dictate Rate of Unavoidable Sea Level Rise from Major West Antarctic Glaciers

The Cryosphere, 3 June 2024 A new model incorporating the latest ice-ocean interactions projects that future stability of West Antarctica's…

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Local Extinction of Polar Bears in Canada’s Hudson Bay if Global Warming Exceeds 2°C

Communications Earth & Environment, 13 June 2024 The Hudson Bay polar bear population, comprising three of the world's 19 remaining…

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COP28 Video of the Week: “Critical Thresholds of Arctic Climate”

The Arctic is currently warming up to four times faster than the rest of the planet. Rapidly disappearing Arctic sea…

2 years ago

SB60 Updates and AMI Press Conference

Dear Cryosphere Capsule readers, It has been a pleasure seeing many of you in Bonn this week during the annual…

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Warm Seawater Under Thwaites Could Bring Faster Sea Level Rise

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 20 May 2024 Seawater pulses from tides moving beneath the vulnerable Thwaites Glacier…

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Fossil Fuel Emissions Named as Key Driver of Vanishing Antarctic Sea Ice

Geophysical Research Letters, 20 May 2024 Antarctic sea ice reached historically low levels in 2023, with over 2 million square…

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Global Assessment Highlights Increasing Risks of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 21 May 2024 This review paper maps the global distribution of glacial lakes, consolidating historical…

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COP28 Video of the Week: “Multiple Threats to Polar Oceans”

The Arctic and Southern Oceans are under serious threat from warming, acidification, freshening, and ice loss. These changes are already…

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