Cryosphere Capsules

Past Ice Sheet Collapsed at Rates of 50-600 Meters Per Day, Under Conditions Similar to the WAIS Today

Nature, 06 April 2023 A study of the earlier great ice sheet covering Scandinavia has found that when it collapsed…

3 years ago

Increased Upwelling of Warmer Deep Ocean Waters Can Increase East Antarctic Ice Loss with Both Medium and High Emissions

Nature Communications, 1 April 2023 Increased warm water upwelling along the edges of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) has…

3 years ago

Increased Antarctic Ice Sheet Melt Could Cause 40% Slowdown of Deep Ocean Currents by 2050

Nature, 29 March 2023 Projected increases in Antarctic ice sheet melt, especially with high emissions, appear poised to drive a…

3 years ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “The Importance of the Paris Climate Agreement for Preventing Sea-level Rise from East Antarctica” with Chris Stokes and Florence Colleoni

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet contains 52 meters of sea level rise, and there are worrying signs of mass loss…

3 years ago

Permafrost Thaw in European Alps Increases Hazards for Local Communities

News Briefing: 22 March 2023 Multiple research stations in the high mountains of France and Switzerland are observing more frequent…

3 years ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Intergenerational Justice and the Runaway Train of Committed Permafrost Emissions” with Gustaf Hugelius and Lisa Koperqualuk

Every increment of warming increases the amount of carbon released by thawing permafrost in the Arctic, and these emissions will…

3 years ago

Key Cryosphere Messages from the IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023

Link to the Summary for Policy Makers: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/ The IPCC on March 20, 2023 approved the final installment of the…

3 years ago

Climate Models Likely Underestimate Future Arctic Ocean Warming and Sea Ice Loss

Journal of Climate, 15 March 2023 This study compared projected Arctic ocean temperatures from the most recent IPCC climate models…

3 years ago

Arctic Sea Ice Crossed Major Threshold of Loss in 2007, Becoming Weaker and More Vulnerable

Nature, 15 March 2023 An examination of decades of measurements from the Fram Strait concluded that Arctic sea ice crossed…

3 years ago

Upcoming Side Event on March 23: “Cryosphere, Climate, Cooperation: Preserving Glaciers & Snow for the Water Action Agenda” at the UN 2023 Water Conference

For those attending the UN 2023 Water Conference next week, please join us in Conference Room 5 from 14:00-15:15 EDT…

3 years ago