Cryosphere Capsules

New Destabilizing Arctic Under High Emissions Scenario

Nature Climate Change, September 14 The Arctic is at high risk of undergoing a rapid state change away from a…

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Warmer Atlantic and More Storms Decrease Sea Ice North of Svalbard

Journal of Geophysical Research, July 11 On the other side of the Arctic, an earlier study this summer found that winter…

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2018 Bering Sea Winter Sea Ice Lowest in At Least 5500 Years

Science Advances, September 2 Summer sea ice minimums receive the most attention; but Arctic sea ice has been declining year-round,…

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Large Reduction in Glaciers Under High Emissions Scenario in Central Himalayas

Journal of Glaciology, August 26 Up to 85% of the glaciers found in the Koshi River Basin could disappear by 2100…

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Huge Pathways of Warm Water Found Under Major Antarctic Glacier

New maps collected under the floating tongue of Thwaites Glacier and further offshore reveal deep (> 1000 m) and wide…

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2020 Arctic Fires Already One-third Higher Than 2019 Record High

Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, September 3 Arctic fire emissions – those directly caused by humans, as well as those from…

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Majority of Antarctic Ice Shelves Sensitive to Meltwater Fracturing

Nature, August 26 Antarctic ice shelves - floating ice in contact with land ice - are both critical to maintaining ice…

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Earlier Spring Rain on Arctic Sea Ice Accelerates Loss

The Cryosphere, August 28 Rain events on some portions of the Arctic Ocean have occurred nearly 4-6 days earlier for…

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Rapid Worldwide Growth in Glacial Lakes and Risk of Outburst Floods

Nature Climate Change, August 31 The global volume of glacier lakes increased 48% between 1990 and 2018, to 156.5 km3,…

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Ice Sheet Loss from Greenland and Antarctica Track Worst-case IPCC AR5 Projections

Nature Climate Change, August 31   The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have increased global sea level by 12.3 mm…

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