Cryosphere Capsules

Previous West Antarctic Ice Loss Indicates Other Sources of Sea-level Rise As Well

Nature, 29 January 2025 The largest source of uncertainty in the rate and extent of sea-level rise with high emissions…

8 months ago

Rapid Periods of Arctic Sea Ice Loss Driven by More Extreme Cyclones

Communications Earth & Environment, 22 January 2025 Late summer Arctic sea ice extent has decreased by more than 40% since…

8 months ago

Growing Intense Arctic Marine Heatwaves Linked to Sea Ice Loss

Nature Climate Change, 6 January 2025 Rising temperatures have increased the frequency of extreme ocean warming events around the world,…

8 months ago

Video of the Week: How the Term “Tipping Points” May Distract from Climate Action

Dr. Robert Kopp, Rutgers University, summarizes his recent Nature Climate Change paper, which takes issue with the utility of the…

8 months ago

Launch of International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP) 2025

WMO Headquarters in Geneva, 21 January 2025 A high-level launch event at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva on…

8 months ago

40 Years of Pervasive Glacier Retreat Across Svalbard

Nature Communications, 15 January 2025 Norway's northernmost archipelago, Svalbard, is the most rapidly warming region of the Arctic and experiences…

8 months ago

Svalbard Rapidly Greening as Temperatures Rise

Communications Earth & Environment, 16 January 2025 Today's rapidly rising temperatures in the Arctic are changing the composition of its…

8 months ago

2024 Global Average Temperature was 1.6°C above Pre-industrial

Copernicus Climate Change Service, 10 January 2025 The EU's Copernicus Programme has confirmed 2024 as the warmest year on record…

9 months ago

Sea-level Rise and Permafrost Thaw Substantially Increases Arctic Coastal Erosion Rates

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 3 December 2024 Climate change is affecting Arctic shoreline sea-level rise and permafrost…

9 months ago

New Observations Reveal Greater Antarctic Grounding Line Exposure to Warm Waters

Scientific Reports, 3 January 2025 A new Antarctic-wide measuring project (using gravity inversion for bathymetry) that includes all Antarctic ice…

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