Cryosphere Capsules

One of Earth’s Largest Ocean Circulation Systems Slows to Unprecedented Rates

Nature Geoscience, February 25 After a long and relatively stable period, one of Earth’s largest ocean circulation systems — the…

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Melting of Southern European Glacier is Faster Than in any Previous Warm Phase During the Last 2000 Years

The Cryosphere, March 3 The response of glaciers in southern European mountain ranges, such as the Pyrenees, to previous warm…

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Projections of Greenland Ice Sheet Loss by 2100 Using CMIP6 Models for IPCC AR6

The Cryosphere, February 26 The contribution of Greenland to global sea level rise by 2100 can be as low as…

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Major Infrastructure Damage in Northwestern Greenland due to Accelerating Glacier Melt

Journal of Glaciology, February 17 In northwestern Greenland, rapid increases in meltwater from Qaanaaq Glacier resulted in two abnormally intense…

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Accelerating Future Ice Loss for Svalbard Glaciers

Journal of Glaciology, February 17 Although several southern glaciers on Svalbard have retreated significantly in recent decades, the amount of…

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Experts Estimate of Carbon Emissions from Subsea Permafrost

Environmental Research Letters, December 22 Emissions from subsea permafrost – existing in near-coastal waters, mostly inundated at the end of…

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Catastrophic Indian Flood Appears Caused by Landslide, Not Glacier Collapse

Preliminary analysis of satellite images reveals that the massive, catastrophic floods in the Chamoli region of northern India last weekend…

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Increased Outburst Flood Hazard in Peru from Climate Warming and Glacier Retreat

Nature, February 4 Over the past 140 years, the Cordillera Blanca region of the Peruvian Andes has warmed by 1°C,…

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Massive Glacier in East Antarctica Shows Signs of Vulnerability

The Cryosphere, February 11 The massive Denman Glacier in East Antarctica, a 19 km-wide stream of ice that flows over…

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New Evidence of a Freshwater Arctic Ocean Covered by Thick Ice

Nature, February 3 During the two most recent ice ages, the Arctic Ocean was almost completely isolated from the rest…

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