Cryosphere Capsules

Coldest Regions of Greenland at Highest Temperatures in At Least the Past 1,000 Years

Nature, 18 January 2023 Rising emissions are warming and increasing meltwater runoff in northern Greenland, one of the most remote…

3 years ago

“Atlantification” of Greenland’s Fjords Increases Ice Loss and Threatens Local Ecosystems

Nature Communications, 10 December 2022 Warm Atlantic waters have been filling fjords and coastal areas along northeast Greenland for the…

3 years ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Antarctica and Greenland: Nearing Thresholds from Different Ends” with Jason Box, Chris Stokes, and Florence Colleoni

The two polar ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice, with both increasingly contributing to sea level rise.…

3 years ago

Two-Thirds of Native Antarctic Species At Risk of Extinction by 2100

PLOS Biology, 22 December 2022 In this study, scientists, conservation experts and policymakers from a dozen countries came together to…

3 years ago

Decline in Alps Snowpack Unprecedented for at Least Six Centuries

Nature Climate Change, 12 January 2022 Researchers in the European Alps can use juniper shrubs to reconstruct snow conditions from…

3 years ago

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