Cryosphere Capsules

Multi-year Arctic Sea Ice Declines to Near-record Low

National Snow & Ice Data Center, September 22 Although media tend to focus on the Arctic sea ice extent (or…

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Fast-moving Winds Accelerate Ocean Acidification in the Gulf of Alaska

Nature Communications Earth & Environment, September 15 Fast-flowing winds over the Gulf of Alaska appear to be increasing the rate…

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Physical Link Shown Between Arctic Warming and Extreme Winter Cold Events

Science, September 3 Rapid warming in the Arctic, including loss of Arctic sea ice seems to be associated with increasing…

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Rising Temperatures Strengthen Ocean Currents and Threaten Ice Shelves in West Antarctica

The Cryosphere, September 1 Rising global temperatures are accelerating melt at the base of ice shelves in West Antarctica, sending…

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Meltwater and Changing Winds Destabilizing the Antarctic Peninsula

The Cryosphere, September 8 Ice loss from the Antarctic Peninsula has accelerated over the past four decades. Two main factors,…

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Increase in Glacier Melt with Rising Temperatures in North Greenland

The Cryosphere, August 24 Since the 1980s, ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet has increased six-fold. The Ryder Glacier,…

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Warming Similar to Today Triggered Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Scientific Reports, August 19 During the Last Inter-Glacial (LIG, between ice ages) 125,000 years ago, ocean temperatures rose 1.5-2°C above…

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Greater Precipitation and Meltwater Reduce Nutrient Availability in the Arctic Ocean

Nature Geoscience, August 16 In the western and central Arctic Ocean, distinct layers of ocean water – based on their…

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Extreme Losses of Patagonia’s Glaciers May Slow With Lower Emissions

Scientific Reports, August 19 The glaciers of the Southern Andes, in Patagonia are extremely sensitive to surface melting, and have…

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Arctic Meltwater and Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten the Stability of Atlantic Circulation

Nature Climate Change, August 5 The Atlantic Ocean’s major circulation system could be approaching a critical threshold. It is exhibiting…

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