Cryosphere Capsules

High-Level Event Celebrating First “World Day for Glaciers” Today in New York

Today marks the first-ever World Day for Glaciers, bringing together global leaders, cryosphere scientists, and policymakers to address the urgent…

6 months ago

Thwaites Ice Shelf Doubled Melt Rate During Sudden Glacial Lake Drainage

Nature Communications, 6 March 2025 This study reports that the sudden drainage of a lake beneath Thwaites Glacier temporarily doubled…

7 months ago

Weakening Ocean Current Patterns Reduce Global Carbon Uptake, Costing Trillions of Dollars

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 12 January 2025 The AMOC is a large, intertwined system of ocean currents…

7 months ago

Geoengineering Curtain Cannot Prevent Retreat of Fast-flowing Greenland Glacier

Communications Earth and Environment, 7 March 2025 Geo-engineering efforts to add an underwater "curtain" to the fjord of one of…

7 months ago

COP29 Video of the Week: Polar Oceans – Triple Threat of Acidification, Warming and Freshening

The Arctic and Southern Oceans are crucial components of the global climate system. Their unique ecosystems are under serious threat…

7 months ago

Groundbreaking Study Consolidates Two Decades of Glacier Observations

Nature, 19 February 2025 A comprehensive analysis from the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise, or GlaMBIE, reveals global glaciers are…

7 months ago

Rising Temperatures Expected to Weaken Major Polar-driven Ocean Circulation Systems

Nature and Environmental Research Letters, 26 February and 3 March 2025 Two recent studies refine predictions of North Atlantic and…

7 months ago

Regime Shift in Antarctic Sea Ice Levels

Nature Communications Earth and Environment, 21 February 2025 A new study reveals a significant structural shift in Antarctic sea ice…

7 months ago

Predictability of El Niño Southern Oscillation’s Impact on Antarctic Sea Ice

NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 27 February 2025 The "El Niño Southern Oscillation", or ENSO, is known to influence variability…

7 months ago

Video: Key Findings from Major GlaMBIE Paper on Worldwide Glaciers

In honor of the very first International Glaciers' Day on March 21, this presentation outlines results from the recent Glacier…

7 months ago