Cryosphere Capsules

Every Increment of Warming Increases Antarctic Extreme Events, Global Hazards

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8 August 2023 Extreme events in Antarctica will become more frequent and pronounced unless drastic action…

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Extreme Melt Events Increase Sea Level Projections from the Greenland by 14%

The Cryosphere, 27 July 2023 A new process currently missing from climate models could increase sea level contributions from the…

3 years ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “The Arctic Ocean and Mid-latitudes: What’s Up with the Weather?”

The Arctic experiences warming up to four times faster than the global average; and the loss of sea ice is…

3 years ago

Confirmation that NW Greenland was Ice-Free During Sustained 1°C-2°C Warming in Earth’s Past

Science, 20 July 2023 Ancient sediments trapped beneath the northwestern portion of Greenland's ice sheet confirm ice-free conditions existed for…

3 years ago

Continued High Emissions Increase Risk of AMOC Collapse Between 2025-2095

Nature Communications, 25 July 2023 New findings reveal that if global fossil emissions are not reduced, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning…

3 years ago

Video of the Week: “Understanding Ice Sheet Stability and its Ocean Circulation and Sea-level Rise Impacts” with Benjamin Keisling, Hannah Baranes and Cecilia Morales

Dr. Benjamin Keisling co-authored the above Greenland paper and volunteered as an Early Career Scientist (ECS) at the 2019 COP25…

3 years ago

Narrow Surface Fractures Destabilize Ice Sheets

Nature Geoscience, 19 June 2023 Meltwater flows into millions of hairline cracks across the surface of the Greenland and Antarctic…

3 years ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “The Disappearing Glaciers of Svalbard” with Ugo Nanni

Svalbard is one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth, and these high temperatures have driven unprecedented rates of glacier ice…

3 years ago

Decline in Southern Ocean Krill Due to Global Warming Threatens Whale Populations

Scientific Reports, 6 June 2023 Diminishing stocks of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean have decreased the average weight of…

3 years ago

Deep Ocean Currents Slowing Earlier than Predicted in Southern Ocean

Nature Climate Change, 25 May 2023 In a major basin south of Australia, increased meltwater runoff from Antarctica has decreased…

3 years ago