Cryosphere Capsules

Agricultural Irrigation in NW China Creates Unexpected Glacier Growth in Western Himalayas

The Cryosphere, September 24 While most glaciers are losing mass, the Kunlun Shan and Karakoram mountain range contains glaciers that are…

5 years ago

Reduced Biodiversity in the Arctic with Higher Sea Ice Loss

Nature Climate Change, October 27   If higher human greenhouse gas emissions continue, greater loss of Arctic sea ice will…

5 years ago

Arctic Sea Ice Building Stalls to Record Low for October

Arctic sea ice, normally growing rapidly at this time of year post-sundown, has stalled.  Extent is currently 1.2 million square…

6 years ago

Warming of the Arctic Ocean and Nearby Seas

Global and Planetary Change, October 1 From 1982 to 2018, the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas have warmed by…

6 years ago

Worldwide Decline in Snow Accumulation and Duration

Environmental Research Letters, October 14   Snow cover and duration has declined worldwide over the past three decades due to the…

6 years ago

Integrating Risks of Water Scarcity and Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in Peruvian Andes

Geoenvironmental Disasters, September 23 Towns and rural populations near the rapidly deglaciating Andes in Peru are threatened by both glacier…

6 years ago

Overlooked VOC Emissions from Thawing Arctic Permafrost May Increase Warming and Pollution

Environmental Research Letters, October 12 In thawing permafrost peatland soils studied in Finland, emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs, including…

6 years ago

Past Andean Drought and Glacial Retreat Tied to Abrupt Warming in the Arctic

Nature Communications, October 12   Past abrupt warming periods in the Arctic were related to near-complete disappearance of glaciers in…

6 years ago

Dust Darkens/Melts Snow at High Mountain Altitudes in Asia, Soot Dominates Lower Down

Nature, October 5 Dust carried by winds from the Middle East and Africa and deposited on snow is now the…

6 years ago

Year-round Disappearance of Arctic Sea Ice Before 2100 Under New High Emissions Scenarios

Environmental Research Letters, October 7   The Arctic Ocean will reach an essentially ice-free state year-round (i.e., fully navigable) under…

6 years ago