Cryosphere Capsules

Polar Bear Populations Dramatically Decrease Across Canada’s Hudson Bay

News Briefing: 27 December 2022 The Government of Nunavut released an assessment in late December in partnership with Arctic scientists,…

3 years ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Emperor Penguins on a Slippery Slope to Extinction” with Rod Downie, Dame Jane Francis, Michelle LaRue, Stephanie Jenouvrier, and Jane Rumble

Antarctic marine species and ecosystems face an uncertain future, especially those that live in close association with ice. This event…

3 years ago

New 2100 Glacier Projections Show Stark Choices between Low and High Emissions Policies

Science, 6 January 2023 Improved glacier-specific projections that incorporate more detailed satellite measurements and ice dynamics forecast greater glacier loss…

3 years ago

Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: “Global Glacier Meltdown: Every Degree of Warming Matters” with Dr. Regine Hock

This COP26 video with IPCC scientist Dr. Regine Hock, University of Oslo/University of Alaska and one of the above paper's…

3 years ago

Wishing You a Good Cryosphere New Year!

To the widespread Cryosphere community, we wish you a fulfilling and inspiring 2023! Thanks to everyone — from researchers in…

3 years ago

ICCI is Hiring!

Dear Cryosphere Capsule Readers 30 December 2022 ICCI is looking to fill two positions early in 2023: our Outreach Director,…

3 years ago

Arctic Sea Ice Threshold Crossed in Kara and Laptev “Ice Factories”

Nature Communications, 17 December 2022 Rising temperatures in the Arctic are overwhelming the ability of sea ice to regrow in…

3 years ago

Warm Meltwater from Neighboring Glaciers Further Destabilizes Thwaites Ice Shelf

Nature Communications, 21 December 2022 Small ocean currents known as “gyres” can trap heat along the edges of West Antarctica,…

3 years ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “If We Lose the Arctic, We Lose the World” with Maxine Burkett, Jason Box, John Walsh, James Overland and Susanna Israelsson

The Arctic is currently warming three to four times faster than the rest of the world. Melting sea ice, thawing…

3 years ago

2022 Arctic Report Card: Arctic Becoming Warmer, Wetter and with More Extreme Weather

News Briefing: 14 December 2022 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released their 17th annual “Arctic Report Card,”…

3 years ago