Cryosphere Capsules

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…

4 years ago

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,…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Rising Air Coastal Air Temperatures Across Antarctica Threaten Ice Shelves

Scientific Reports, October 1 Heatwaves are projected to double in frequency in West Antarctica and triple in East Antarctica by…

5 years ago

Role of Arctic Oscillation in Triggering Siberian Forest Fires

Scientific Reports, September 24 Rising global temperatures have increased the frequency of unprecedented heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires in Siberia over…

5 years ago

Rapid Thinning of Floating Ice Debris Threatens Ice Shelf Stability in Antarctica

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 5 A major pre-existing crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf broke…

5 years ago

Largest Glaciers in Southern Europe Rapidly Disappearing

Geophysical Research Letters, August 29 Glaciers in the Pyrenees Mountains had lost 88% of their 1850 volume by 2016. Since…

5 years ago