Cryosphere Capsules

Greenland “Locked in” to One Foot of Global Sea-Level Already by Today’s Emissions and Temperature: But Rapid Emissions Reductions Can Avert Additional Loss

Nature Climate Change, 29 August 2022 New research suggests that the Greenland Ice Sheet is already committed to lose 3.3%…

4 years ago

Geneva-Hosted COP-26 Hub Event: “A Fragile Future: Can Mountain Communities Adapt to Climate Change?”

Climate change threatens the vast high latitude and high altitude cold regions of the world. This session explores the impacts…

4 years ago

Halting Fossil Fuel Emissions to Protect Permafrost Ecosystems, Prevent Long-term Global Impacts from Permafrost Thaw

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 29 June 2022 In this week's Capsules, we wanted to highlight an important "consensus paper" from…

4 years ago

U.S. Creates New Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic

26 August 2022 On Friday, the U.S. Department of State announced plans to appoint the first-ever Arctic Ambassador-at-Large; and expressed…

4 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “State of the Cryosphere Report” with Julie Brigham-Grette, Pam Pearson, and Heidi Sevestre

The State of the Cryosphere report, first published last year at COP26 in Glasgow, will be released every year through…

4 years ago

Warming Circumpolar Ocean Currents Thin East Antarctic Ice Shelves

Nature Climate Change, 2 August 2022 Mid-depth water temperatures around East Antarctica have risen by nearly 2°C over the past…

4 years ago

Study Doubles Estimates of Ice Shelf Melting in Antarctica

Nature, 10 August 2022 This study provides the first comprehensive map of iceberg “calving” across Antarctica; and doubles previous estimates…

4 years ago

Snow Research with Arctic Communities Deepens Understanding of Arctic Climate

The Cryosphere, 17 August 2022 Bringing together observational research with local indigenous knowledge, this study identifies three interlocking factors that…

4 years ago

Switzerland’s Glaciers Decreased 50% in Eighty Years

The Cryosphere, 22 August 2022 The 1400 Swiss glaciers have lost half their total ice volume during just the past…

4 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Needed Emissions Reductions and 50×30 Analyses” with Joeri Rogelj and Ryan Wilson

The IPCC has made it clear that 50% emissions reductions must occur globally by 2030 to remain close to 1.5°C…

4 years ago