Cryosphere Capsules

Ten-fold Increase in Himalayan Ice Loss Over Recent Decades

Scientific Reports, December 20 During the past four decades, Himalayan glaciers have experienced a ten-fold increase in ice loss compared…

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COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: The Important Role of Ice Shelves with Twila Moon, NSIDC; and Susheel Adusumilli and Natalia Erazo, Scripps

Over the coming weeks, the Cryosphere Capsules will feature videos of some of the best and most impactful side events…

4 years ago

The Arctic is Warming Four Times Faster Than the Global Average

American Geophysical Union, December 13 Previous scientific studies and reports may have underestimated the degree of warming in the Arctic…

4 years ago

Antarctica’s Eastern Thwaites Ice Shelf Moving Close to Collapse

American Geophysical Union, December 13 Rising global temperatures appear to be accelerating the spread of deep and fast-moving cracks across…

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COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Greenland’s Future with Mark Serreze, NSIDC and Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Over the coming weeks, the Cryosphere Capsules will feature videos of some of the best and most impactful side events…

4 years ago

Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Increases Risk of Major Wildfires in the US

Nature Communications, October 26 Rising global temperatures accelerate the decline of Arctic sea ice extent, which this study associated with…

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Extreme and Erratic Melting Has Accelerated on Greenland Ice Sheet

Nature Communications, November 1 Meltwater runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet has increased by 21% over the past forty years,…

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COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Arctic Sea Ice Projections with Walt Meier

Over the coming weeks, the Cryosphere Capsules will feature videos of some of the best and most impactful side events…

4 years ago

More Rain and Less Snow in the Arctic by 2100

Nature Communications, November 30 Updated climate models for the IPCC's Sixth Assessment (AR6) reveal that precipitation in the Arctic is…

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Evidence of Arctic Warming Already in Early 1900’s

Scientific Advances, November 24 Sampling of marine debris indicates that the Arctic may have already begun warming in the early…

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