Cryosphere Capsules

Arctic Warming Accelerates Global Temperature Rise Towards Critical 1.5°C Threshold

Journal of Earth System Dynamics, 14 November 2023 The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average…

2 years ago

Octopus DNA Shows Past West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse with Temperatures Similar to Today

Science, 22 December 2023 The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds enough ice to raise global sea level by 5…

2 years ago

COP28 Cryosphere Pavilion: Schedule Updates from Dec. 1 – Dec. 12, 2023

Dear Cryosphere Capsule readers- For the next two weeks, our team will be at COP28 in Dubai helping organize the…

2 years ago

Rapid Disintegration and Weakening of Ice Shelves in North Greenland

Nature Communications, 7 November 2023 The glaciers of North Greenland hold enough ice to raise sea level by 2.1 meters, but…

3 years ago

Stabilizing Long-term Temperatures Below 1.5°C is Essential for the Greenland Ice Sheet

Nature, 18 October 2023 New research suggests that the Greenland Ice Sheet may be slightly more resistant to global warming…

3 years ago

Unavoidable Future Increase in West Antarctic Ice Shelf Melting over the 21st Century

Nature Climate Change, 23 October 2023 A state-of-the-art model suggests that a widespread increase in West Antarctic ice shelf melting,…

3 years ago

Nearly Half of Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Have Shrunk in the Past 25 Years

Science Advances, 12 October 2023 Latest observations reveal that 71 out of the 162 massive ice shelves around Antarctica are…

3 years ago

Video of the Week: “A Tale of Two Poles: Sea Ice at the September Equinox 2023”

Last month, Antarctica's sea ice hit its maximum (largest) extent towards the end of Antarctic winter; but that "maximum" was…

3 years ago

10% of Swiss Glacier Ice Lost within the Past Two Years

GLAMOS Glacier Monitoring Center, 28 September 2023 High summer heat and low winter snowfall have created the perfect storm for…

3 years ago

Antarctica’s Glacial Border Shifts Many Kilometers Every Day with the Tides

The Cryosphere, 26 September 2023 The "grounding line" of the southern Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica can migrate up to…

3 years ago