Cryosphere Capsules

Accelerated Glacier Retreat in the Himalayas Jeopardizes South Asian Agriculture

Nature Climate Change, 19 May 2022 Rising temperatures will accelerate glacier ice loss in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, disrupting previously…

3 years ago

Rising Tropical Temperatures Increase Ice Loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Nature Communications, 20 May 2022 Warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean served as the main driver behind the melting of…

3 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “The Permafrost-Sea Ice Connection” with Gustaf Hugelius and Robbie Mallet

Loss of sea ice is associated with permafrost thaw in Earth’s past, likely in part due to damaging wave action.…

3 years ago

Drought and Temperature Rise Doubled Glacier Ice Loss in Desert Andes Over Past Two Decades

Journal of Glaciology, 12 May 2022 Glaciers in the Jáchal river basin of Argentina are rapidly losing ice. One-quarter of…

3 years ago

Decline in Arctic Sea Ice Increases Dangerous Waves Along Alaska’s Northern Coast

The Cryosphere, 5 May 2022 Arctic sea ice plays a crucial role in protecting the Alaskan coastline from open ocean…

3 years ago

Loss of Antarctic Sea Ice Can Destabilize Ice Shelves and Thereby Ice Sheet

Nature Geoscience, 5 May 2022 The accumulation of sea ice near the Antarctic Peninsula provides a buffer that dampens approaching…

3 years ago

In Memoriam: David Barber

News just reached us of the death of renowned Arctic scientist Dr. David Barber, founder and Director of the Centre…

3 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Greenland’s Tipping Point” with Twila Moon and Jason Box

Greenland’s ice is 3 kilometers thick, and runs entirely to its bedrock base, the center of which is below sea…

3 years ago

Glacial Lake Flooding Produces Devastating Damage in Pakistan

News Brief: 11 May 2022 Record-breaking heatwaves and rapid glacier melting triggered a devastating flood last week that wiped out…

3 years ago

Low Emissions Pathways Could Prevent Irreversible Loss of Remaining Greenland Ice Shelves

Nature Communications, 9 May 2022 More than 40% of the Petermann ice shelf has disappeared over the past decade. Rising…

3 years ago