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40% of New Zealand’s Glaciers Could Disappear within a Decade

Global and Planetary Change, 19 March 2022 More than one-third of New Zealand’s glacier ice volume has disappeared within the…

4 years ago

Increased Growth of Arctic Plants Does Not “Counteract” Climate Change

Scientific Reports, 21 March 2022 There has been speculation that warmer temperatures and a longer growing season in the Arctic…

4 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: Extreme Weather, Sea Ice and Arctic Warming with Walt Meier and Robbie Mallet

The loss of Arctic sea ice may be associated with many recent extreme weather events: from droughts and wildfires in…

4 years ago

Black Carbon Accelerates Melting of South Andean Snowpack

Environmental Research Letters, 25 March 2022 Concentrations of black carbon (BC) in the snow near Santiago, one of the most…

4 years ago

Extreme Rainfall Increases Permafrost Thaw for Multiple Years in Siberian Tundra

Nature Communications, 23 March 2022 Extreme summer rainfall can increase the depth of permafrost thaw by over 30% in the…

4 years ago

Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Raises Temperatures Across Tibetan Plateau

NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 28 March 2022 The decline of sea ice in the Barents-Kara Seas could account for…

4 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: Impact of Lost Sea Ice / Ecosystem Collapse with Helen Findley, Walt Meier, and Martin Sommerkorn

What are the impacts of Arctic and Southern Ocean sea ice loss on marine ecosystems and fisheries? How is this…

4 years ago

Multi-year Winter Sea Ice in the Arctic is Vanishing Faster Than Expected

Geophysical Research Letters, 10 March 2022 Much of Arctic sea ice research focuses on summer sea ice loss; but this…

4 years ago

Record-Breaking Heatwaves Simultaneously Hit Antarctica and the Arctic; Conger Ice Shelf Collapses

Both of Earth’s polar regions experienced extreme heat this week, with parts of Antarctica rising more than 40°C above average;…

4 years ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: Committed Permafrost Emissions and Intergenerational Justice with Gustaf Hugelius, Jens Strauss, and Sarah Chadburn

Permafrost begins emitting carbon into the atmosphere as soon as its first thaw. These emissions can continue for over 100…

4 years ago