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

Carbon and Nitrogen Release Due to Melting Permafrost in Arctic River Deltas

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Nature Communications, 29 May 2026 The soils of Arctic river deltas store large amounts of carbon and nitrogen that have…

Himalayan Mountain Infrastructure Increasingly Exposed to Climate Risks

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Scientific Reports, 27 May 2026 Rising global temperatures increase the exposure of communities and infrastructure to floods and landslides in…

Permafrost Thaw Increases Infrastructure Risks and Economic Inequality in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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Global Environmental Change, 20 May 2026 In the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, reducing greenhouse gas emissions could nearly halve the area of…

Warming Near 1.5°C Commits Coastal Louisiana to Substantial Sea-Level Rise

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Nature Sustainability, 4 May 2026 Sediment records from the Last Inter-Glacial (LIG) period suggest that when global temperatures were approximately…

Over Four Decades of Winter Arctic Sea Ice Loss Primarily Driven by GHG Emissions

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NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 20 May 2026 Human-caused warming has been the primary driver of winter Arctic sea-ice loss…

Sudden Meltwater Lake Drainage Speeds Up Greenland Ice Loss

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Nature Communications, 27 May 2026 Sudden drainage of meltwater lakes through water-filled fractures can locally accelerate the flow of the…

Sea Ice Loss Triggers Major Shift in Arctic Ocean Ecosystems from Lower Nitrogen Levels

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Nature Communications Earth and Environment, 28 May 2026 Rapid sea ice loss is driving a fundamental shift in the Arctic…

SB64 Video of the Week: ‘Friends of Science’ Press Conference

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Negotiators and high-level representatives from several major negotiating groups in the UNFCCC (AOSIS, represented by Fiji; Least Developed Countries (LDCs),…

SB64 Side Event on Cryosphere and Overshoot: Implications of Peak CO2 and Temperature for Global Cryosphere

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Monday June 8th, 16:30-17:45 CEST in Room Kaminzimmer, World Conference Center (WCC), Bonn Dear Cryosphere Capsule Readers- SB64 – the…

Seasonal Glacier Water Supply Becoming Less Reliable for Cities in Asia

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Nature Communications, 15 May 2026 Glaciers and snowpack currently help reduce water shortages for many downstream cities of Asia by…

Increasingly Unpredictable River Floods in Indus River Basin

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Communications Earth & Environment, 14 May 2026 River floods in the upper Indus basin are projected to become more frequent,…

Thawing Permafrost Increases Flood and Landslide Risks in the Western Himalaya

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NPJ Natural Hazards, 8 May 2026 Rapid warming increases permafrost thaw and the risk of dangerous floods, landslides, and collapsing…

Impact of 2022 Heatwave and 2023 Extreme Summer Snowfall on the Western Himalaya

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Scientific Reports, 29 April 2026 Extreme weather events increasingly shape how Himalayan glaciers gain and lose ice from year to…

Glacier Retreat Increases Likelihood of Landslides and Tsunamis

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Science, 6 May 2026 An August 2025 landslide in Tracy Arm fjord, Alaska, generated one of the largest tsunamis in…

Record-Breaking Glacier Loss in Central Asia in 2025

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Environmental Research, 30 April 2026 Central Asia’s glaciers experienced their most severe mass loss year on record in 2025, with…