Cryosphere Capsules

Meltwater Intensifies Southern Ocean Freshening Around Antarctica

Scientific Reports, 10 January 2022 Rising global temperatures have shifted westerly winds closer to the Antarctic continent, sending warm eddies…

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First Regional Inventory of Glacial Lake Flooding in Alaska and Canada

The Cryosphere, 25 January 2022 Alaska and northwestern Canada contain more than 27,000 glaciers, which account for the second-largest area…

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Glacier Ice Loss Projected to Double in Svalbard by 2100

Nature, 19 January 2022 Svalbard contains more than one thousand glaciers located across a “climate gradient” – distinct geographical regions…

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COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: A Tale of Two Ice Sheets

In keeping with the contrasting Greenland and Antarctica studies in this week's Capsules, this COP-26 session explains the differences between…

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Ice Loss from Greenland’s Glaciers Driven Largely by Warming Oceans

Science Advances, 1 January 2022 Warm water from the Atlantic Ocean fills the bottom of Greenland's deepest fjords, where its…

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Rapid Retreat Under Glaciers in West Antarctica

Nature Geoscience, 13 January 2022 Scientists are observing unusually rapid retreat along the undersides of several glaciers in the Amundsen…

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COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Increasing the Resilience of Permafrost Wetlands

This jam-packed COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion session looks at how effective management of wetlands can contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation,…

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World’s First Inventory of Subglacial Lakes Finds 20% at Risk

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 4 January 2022 This global inventory provides a detailed map of the current size and…

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Rising Global Temperatures Accelerate Coastal Erosion Across the Arctic

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 11 January 2022 Arctic coasts have different geological compositions depending on their location, but their…

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Permafrost Thaw Increases Catastrophic Lake Drainage in Northern Alaska

Environmental Research Letters, 19 November 2021 An intense period of “catastrophic” lake drainage swept across northern Alaska from 2015-2019 during…

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