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Pam Pearson

ICCI releases weekly summaries describing the latest findings in cryosphere research and news. These summaries are known as our Cryosphere…

Extreme Summer Heat Melted 1% of Svalbard’s Glacier Ice in 6 Weeks

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 August 2025) A 6-week period of record-high air temperatures during summer 2024…

Svalbard Winter Warming Rises Above Melting Point of Ice

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Nature Communications, 21 July 2025 Winter air temperatures exceeded 0°C for 14 days during February 2025 in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, setting…

COP Video of the Week: Disappearing Glaciers and Snowpack in Ny-Ålesund

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Svalbard is warming six to seven times faster than the global average and strongly responds to every increment of temperature…

COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion: Applications Welcome

3 months ago

Dear Friends of the Cryosphere Pavilion and Cryosphere Capsule Readers, We are happy to announce that COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion side…

COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion: Call for Side Events and ECS Volunteers

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Dear Friends of the Cryosphere Pavilion and Cryosphere Capsule Readers! The COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion side event application portal will open…

Ancient River Landscapes Steer Ice Movement in East Antarctica

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Nature Geoscience, 11 July 2025 New radar measurements identify remarkably flat surfaces and deep troughs in the ground buried beneath…

Increasing Black Carbon on North American Glaciers Portends Faster Loss

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Communications Earth & Environment, 15 July 2025 North American glaciers have rapidly retreated over the last decade, with increasing black…

Increasing Number of Meltwater Ponds in East Antarctica May Destabilize Ice Shelves

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Nature Climate Change, 4 July 2025 This landmark study offers the first high-resolution, continent-wide map of surface meltwater across Antarctica,…

Sharp Rise in Greenland and Antarctic Surface Melt Since the 1990s

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Nature Climate Change, 4 July 2025 Daily observations of surface melt over the past three decades show that overall melting…

Sea Ice: Last Line of Defense for Weakened Antarctic Ice Shelves

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Nature Geoscience, 1 July 2025 Researchers tracking sea ice, ocean swell and ice shelf conditions over multiple years in two…

COP29 Video of the Week: It’s Getting Hot Up Here – A Beginner’s Guide to the Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice

4 months ago

Dr. Robbie Mallett from the University of Tromsø shared a synopsis of the current state of Arctic sea ice, reflected…

Newly Found Ocean Feedback Loop Threatens the Future of Antarctic Sea Ice

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 30 June 2025 Satellite observations have revealed a sharp increase in the salinity…

Black Carbon Drives Glacial Retreat, Snowfall Decline in Tibetan Plateau

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Communications Earth and Environment, 4 June 2025 Black carbon emissions have significantly reduced frozen water storage across the Tibetan Plateau,…

Warming Increases Amount of Harmful Algal Blooms

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Communications Earth and Environment, 9 June 2025 This research suggests that warming coastal waters will significantly increase the occurrence of…

Observed Emperor Penguin Population Decline Double that of Projections

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Communications Earth and Environment, 10 June 2025 Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have declined two times faster than previously predicted…