Cryosphere Capsules

Rising Temperatures Jeopardize Hydropower Systems Across High Mountain Asia

Nature Geoscience, 23 June 2022 The accelerated retreat of glaciers in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions of Asia…

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Decline in Ozone Over the Arctic Intensifies Drought Conditions in Europe and Eurasia

Nature Geoscience, 7 July 2022 Increasing emissions of ozone-depleting substances has weakened the ozone layer over the Arctic, contributing to…

4 years ago

Decreased Snow Cover in the Alps Threatens Europe’s Water Supplies

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21 June 2022 Rising temperatures from continued high CO2 emissions may cut in half the…

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Video of the Week: UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal

"Polar Oceans: Engine to the Global Ocean” June 2022 This side event at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) last week…

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Rising Temperatures Produced a Deadly Glacier Collapse in Italy

News Briefing: 4 July 2022 At least seven people were killed and fourteen are missing after a glacial ice shelf…

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Intensification of Westerly Winds Surrounding Antarctica Increases Ice Loss

Communications Earth & Environment, 22 June 2022 The Southern Annular Mode, or SAM, is a belt of strong air currents…

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Fragmentation of Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf Likely Within the Next Decade

The Cryosphere, 27 June 2022 The Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf is the only floating extension of Thwaites Glacier that remains…

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COP26 Video of the Week: “Elevating Adaptation Action: From the Alps to the Andes to the Hindu Kush Himalaya” with ICIMOD

This COP26 session offers policy and youth perspectives on needed climate actions; highlighting ways in which policy makers and researchers…

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Rising Temperatures and Decreased Snowpack Jeopardize Water Supplies Across the Western US

News Briefing: 14 June 2022 As the western United States endures a multi-year drought exacerbated by decreased seasonal snowpack most…

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