Cryosphere Capsules

Mountain Glaciers in Washington State Could Disappear By 2070

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 19 April 2022 Winter temperatures have increased by nearly 1°C in the Olympic mountain…

3 years ago

Northward Migration of Pacific Salmon Signals A Rapidly Changing Arctic

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 18 March 2022 This study provides the first confirmed record of Pacific salmon…

3 years ago

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day, Cryosphere Capsule readers! See ICCI's "Cryosphere" tweets in honor of the day at https://twitter.com/iccinet/status/1517404853752016896. (And check out…

3 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Southern Hemisphere Glaciers: Andes and New Zealand” with Georg Kaser, Lauren Vargo and Heidi Sevestre

The glaciers of the Andes, Patagonia and New Zealand are among those in the world losing ice most quickly. This…

3 years ago

40% of New Zealand’s Glaciers Could Disappear within a Decade

Global and Planetary Change, 19 March 2022 More than one-third of New Zealand’s glacier ice volume has disappeared within the…

3 years ago

Increased Growth of Arctic Plants Does Not “Counteract” Climate Change

Scientific Reports, 21 March 2022 There has been speculation that warmer temperatures and a longer growing season in the Arctic…

3 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: Extreme Weather, Sea Ice and Arctic Warming with Walt Meier and Robbie Mallet

The loss of Arctic sea ice may be associated with many recent extreme weather events: from droughts and wildfires in…

4 years ago

Black Carbon Accelerates Melting of South Andean Snowpack

Environmental Research Letters, 25 March 2022 Concentrations of black carbon (BC) in the snow near Santiago, one of the most…

4 years ago

Extreme Rainfall Increases Permafrost Thaw for Multiple Years in Siberian Tundra

Nature Communications, 23 March 2022 Extreme summer rainfall can increase the depth of permafrost thaw by over 30% in the…

4 years ago

Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Raises Temperatures Across Tibetan Plateau

NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 28 March 2022 The decline of sea ice in the Barents-Kara Seas could account for…

4 years ago