Cryosphere Capsules

Western Greenland Ice Sheet Nears Tipping Point

PNAS, May 17 Unlike Antarctica with its protective ice shelves, the stability of Greenland’s ice sheet depends on its sheer…

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Arctic Council Scientists Find Arctic Warming Three Times the Global Average

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) and Arctic Council, May 20 In its new climate report, the Arctic Council’s science…

5 years ago

Extensive Glacier Loss in Himalayas Locked In Even Without Further Warming

Nature Communications, May 17 Glaciers in the greater Himalayan region (sometimes called High Mountain Asia) are the most vulnerable worldwide…

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Legacy Emissions of Permafrost from Overshoot of the Paris Goal

Nature Communications, May 11 Carbon emissions from thawed permafrost are known to continue for 150-200 years after initial thaw, even…

5 years ago

With Taller Cliffs, Marine Ice Cliff Instability Accelerates Ice Loss from Antarctica

Nature Communications, May 11 The loss of Antarctica's buttressing ice shelves and glacier retreat due to global warming will expose…

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Lake and River Ice Breaking Up Earlier and Forming Later Since 1931

The Cryosphere, May 10 Over 3000 time series, covering 4 overlapping periods between 1931 and 2005 from 644 sites across…

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Permafrost Thaw and Stabilization in the Arctic’s Distant Past

Science Advances, April 28 Past permafrost thaw extended into the high Arctic between 1.5 and 0.5 million years ago, and…

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Ice Sheet Melt Will Increase Methane Emissions in the Arctic

Geology, April 22 Similarities between previous deglaciation periods reveal that the retreat of Arctic ice sheets was a common driver…

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Future Glacier Melt in Himalayas Increases Risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

Nature, May 6 The widespread disappearance of Himalayan glaciers is associated with the rapid expansion of glacial lakes, increasing the…

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Reducing Warming to 1.5°C Cuts Sea-level Rise from All Land Ice in Half by 2100

Nature, May 5 In addition to the DeConto et al. (2021) study covered in our May 5 “Special Edition,” Nature…

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