Cryosphere Capsules

High-Risk Coastal Cities and Regions Mapped as Especially Vulnerable to Sea-Level Rise

Nature Climate Change, 2 March 2023 This study measures natural variations in local sea level and finds that future sea-level…

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COP27 Video of the Week: “The ‘Country of Permafrost’ is the Major Emitter Missing from COP” with Gustaf Hugelius, Peter Frumhoff and Rachael Treharne

On our current warming trajectory, permafrost emissions may rival those of major economies in just a few decades. In this…

3 years ago

Antarctic Peninsula Glaciers Flow Up to One-Fifth Faster in Summer

Nature Geoscience, 27 February 2023 Researchers have known for decades that ice loss from Greenland increases during the spring and…

3 years ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Egypt, Ice Sheets and Sea level Rise” with Dr. Florence Colleoni

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is the most vulnerable region of the continent, and has the potential to contribute…

3 years ago

Increased Warming, Melting Destabilizes Glacier Lakes in Mountain Regions Worldwide

Nature, 15 February 2023 Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) now occur at higher altitudes and six weeks earlier than they…

3 years ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Mountains Connect: Collaboration and Partnerships Across Mountain Ranges” with Buddi Sagar Poudel, Harald Egerer, Yesica Fonseca, Helmut Hojesky, and Ladislaus Leonidas

The world’s mountain regions are all facing similar challenges in terms of accelerated climate change and impacts. Building on the…

3 years ago

2°C Insufficient to Prevent Substantial Ice Sheet Loss and Sea-Level Rise from Both Poles

Nature Communications, 14 February 2023 This study used a new integrated model that includes the complex interactions between ice sheets,…

3 years ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Thresholds of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet” with Dr. Florence Colleoni

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is the most vulnerable region of the continent and has the potential to contribute several…

3 years ago

15 Million Face Threat of Sudden Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)

Nature Communications, 7 February 2023 Fifteen million people around the world are at risk from flooding caused by glacial lakes,…

3 years ago

More Frequent Warm Atmospheric Rivers Slow Regrowth of Arctic Winter Sea Ice

Nature Climate Change, 6 February 2023 Warm air currents from the tropics have caused more than one-third of the sea…

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