Cryosphere Capsules

Arctic Warming Four Times Faster Than the Rest of the World

Communications Earth & Environment, 11 August 2022 Climate models typically estimate that the Arctic is warming 2.5 times faster than…

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East Antarctica Far More Vulnerable to High Emissions: Could Add Up to Five Meters Sea-Level Rise by 2300

Nature, 10 August 2022 Under a high-emissions scenario, ice loss could accelerate across the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and generate…

4 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Indigenous Knowledge and Cryosphere Science” with Tiana Carter, Penehuro Lefale, and Kelly Moneymaker

Arctic and Mountain indigenous peoples have intimate knowledge of the regions in which they live and the ongoing impacts of…

4 years ago

Rapid Glacier Melting Produces Devastating Landslides Across the World

News Briefing: 19 July 2022 Over the past decade, dozens of major high-mountain slopes around the world have partially collapsed…

4 years ago

Arctic Sea Ice More Sensitive to Wildfires in Western US

Science Advances, 27 July 2022 Several decades ago, an extended period with abnormally few “controlled burning” fires in the United…

4 years ago

Webinars Aug 9 & 10: Cryosphere in the UNFCCC and COP27 Cryosphere Pavilion

On Tuesday, August 9 at 13:00 Central European time (CEST) and Wednesday, August 10 at 1PM Eastern Time (EDT), ICCI…

4 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “The Arctic, the Fastest-Warming Region on Earth: New Science Findings from AMAP” with Benjamin DeAngelo, Rolf Rødven, and Jason Box

Surface temperatures in the Arctic are more than three times higher than the global average. The communities, ecosystems, and species…

4 years ago

Extreme Heat Accelerates Ice Loss and Drives Intense Melting From the Greenland Ice Sheet

News Briefing: 20 July 2022 Temperatures in northern Greenland are running 5-7°C (10°F) warmer than normal for this time of…

4 years ago

Extensive Snow Loss Increases Greenland’s Vulnerability to Cloud-Free Days

Nature Communications, 21 July 2022 Under a high-emissions scenario, ice loss driven by the absorption of heat from the sun…

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Warming Permafrost Increases Frequency of Devastating Landslides in Greenland

Springer Science: Landslides, 23 July 2022 Permafrost also exists on Greenland; and rising global temperatures have accelerated its thaw, increasing…

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