Cryosphere Capsules

COP-26 Video of the Week: “The Arctic, the Fastest-Warming Region on Earth: New Science Findings from AMAP” with Benjamin DeAngelo, Rolf Rødven, and Jason Box

Surface temperatures in the Arctic are more than three times higher than the global average. The communities, ecosystems, and species…

3 years ago

Extreme Heat Accelerates Ice Loss and Drives Intense Melting From the Greenland Ice Sheet

News Briefing: 20 July 2022 Temperatures in northern Greenland are running 5-7°C (10°F) warmer than normal for this time of…

3 years ago

Extensive Snow Loss Increases Greenland’s Vulnerability to Cloud-Free Days

Nature Communications, 21 July 2022 Under a high-emissions scenario, ice loss driven by the absorption of heat from the sun…

3 years ago

Warming Permafrost Increases Frequency of Devastating Landslides in Greenland

Springer Science: Landslides, 23 July 2022 Permafrost also exists on Greenland; and rising global temperatures have accelerated its thaw, increasing…

3 years ago

COP26 Video of the Week: “Ministerial Dialogue to Scale Up Investment in Mountain Specific Climate Priorities” with ICIMOD

This session introduces “Mountains of Opportunity," a new approach to scale up investment in mountain-specific climate priorities across the Hindu…

3 years ago

Higher Temperatures Increase Glacier Retreat and Quadruple the Number of Floods in Pakistan

News Briefing: 14 July 2022 More than thirty glacial lakes in the Himalaya, Hindu Kush and Karakoram mountains of Pakistan…

3 years ago

European Heatwaves Increase the Risk of Devastating Avalanches Across the Alps

News Briefing: 19 July 2022 Glaciologists are monitoring a new crack on the Marmolada Glacier that partially collapsed earlier this…

3 years ago

Decline in Rocky Mountain Snowpack Threatens Future Water Resources in Western U.S.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 July 2022 Under a high emissions scenario, 80% of the water contained…

3 years ago

Previous Landslides Can Triple the Intensity of Glacial Lake Floods

Scientific Reports, 20 July 2022 Even small glacial lake outburst floods in the mountains can transform into huge debris flows,…

3 years ago

COP26 Video of the Week: “Cryosphere Science and Adaptation Solutions to Scale Up Climate Action in the Hindu Kush Himalaya” with ICIMOD

This session focuses on high-impact solutions that can deliver climate action in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region at the…

3 years ago