Cryosphere Capsules

Mountain Water Loss Threatens Downstream Supply for Billions

Nature Climate Change, 9 February 2026 This study addresses emerging and cascading changes facing global mountain ecosystems from glacier loss,…

2 months ago

COP30 Video of the Week: Pakistan’s Climate Future – Youth Voices for Action at COP30

Pakistan is highly vulnerable to climate change, facing severe risks from floods, heatwaves, and water insecurity. It also has vibrant…

2 months ago

AMOC Behavior During the Last Ice Age Supports Warnings of Future Weakening

Nature, 21 January 2026 New evidence confirms that the powerful North Atlantic system of ocean currents known as the AMOC…

3 months ago

Massive Projected Loss of Europe’s Largest Ice Cap with Continued High Emissions

The Cryosphere, 18 November 2025 Jostedalsbreen, the largest ice cap on mainland Europe, is projected to lose two-thirds of its…

3 months ago

COP30 Video of the Week: Impacts of AMOC Shutdown

Observations and models suggest that the AMOC is slowing, with global implications for climate resilience and adaptation. This session brought…

3 months ago

Indonesia’s Last Glacier Ice Remained in 2024, But Faces Extinction by 2030

Cold Regions Science and Technology, 26 January 2026 A team of Indonesian researchers used over four decades of satellite imagery…

3 months ago

Permafrost Thaw and Wildfires Continue to Decrease the Remaining Carbon Budget

Communications Earth & Environment, 24 January 2026 Increasing permafrost thaw, including "abrupt" thaw events, together with wildfire carbon emissions are…

3 months ago

Increasing Methane Emissions From Northern Arctic Wetlands and Lakes

Nature Climate Change, 28 August 2025 Methane emissions from boreal-Arctic wetlands and lakes will increase by one third by 2100…

3 months ago

Recent Thinning and Ice Loss from Alaskan Valley Glaciers

Nature Communications, 22 August 2025 The Kennicott and Root Glaciers, two of Alaska’s most accessible large valley glaciers in Wrangell-St.…

3 months ago

New ‘COP30’ Video: Governing the Cryosphere Beyond Political Timeframes

Cryosphere systems are nearing irreversible thresholds, yet political processes remain misaligned with the long timescales of ice loss. Using COP30…

3 months ago