Key Takeaways from COP28 and the Cryosphere Pavilion in Dubai

2 years ago

We would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone who is joining the "Cryosphere Capsules" newsletter for the first…

Arctic Warming Accelerates Global Temperature Rise Towards Critical 1.5°C Threshold

2 years ago

Journal of Earth System Dynamics, 14 November 2023 The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average…

Octopus DNA Shows Past West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse with Temperatures Similar to Today

2 years ago

Science, 22 December 2023 The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds enough ice to raise global sea level by 5…

COP28 Cryosphere Pavilion: Schedule Updates from Dec. 1 – Dec. 12, 2023

2 years ago

Dear Cryosphere Capsule readers- For the next two weeks, our team will be at COP28 in Dubai helping organize the…

Rapid Disintegration and Weakening of Ice Shelves in North Greenland

3 years ago

Nature Communications, 7 November 2023 The glaciers of North Greenland hold enough ice to raise sea level by 2.1 meters, but…

Stabilizing Long-term Temperatures Below 1.5°C is Essential for the Greenland Ice Sheet

3 years ago

Nature, 18 October 2023 New research suggests that the Greenland Ice Sheet may be slightly more resistant to global warming…

Unavoidable Future Increase in West Antarctic Ice Shelf Melting over the 21st Century

3 years ago

Nature Climate Change, 23 October 2023 A state-of-the-art model suggests that a widespread increase in West Antarctic ice shelf melting,…

Nearly Half of Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Have Shrunk in the Past 25 Years

3 years ago

Science Advances, 12 October 2023 Latest observations reveal that 71 out of the 162 massive ice shelves around Antarctica are…

Video of the Week: “A Tale of Two Poles: Sea Ice at the September Equinox 2023”

3 years ago

Last month, Antarctica's sea ice hit its maximum (largest) extent towards the end of Antarctic winter; but that "maximum" was…

10% of Swiss Glacier Ice Lost within the Past Two Years

3 years ago

GLAMOS Glacier Monitoring Center, 28 September 2023 High summer heat and low winter snowfall have created the perfect storm for…

Antarctica’s Glacial Border Shifts Many Kilometers Every Day with the Tides

3 years ago

The Cryosphere, 26 September 2023 The "grounding line" of the southern Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica can migrate up to…

Video of the Week: “The Road to COP28: Melting Ice, Rising Seas and Why 2°C is Too High” from UNGA Climate Week

3 years ago

Following the UN General Assembly and Climate Ambition Summit in New York, leaders from the Ambition on Melting Ice (AMI)…

Current Climate Warming Enough to Set West Antarctica on Path to Irreversible Collapse

3 years ago

The Cryosphere, 7 September 2023 Two groundbreaking studies reveal that remaining at today's 1.2°C could trigger the slow but certain…

Latest Observations: Antarctica Warming Nearly Two Times Faster Than the Rest of the World

3 years ago

Nature Climate Change, 7 September 2023 The Arctic long has been characterized by warming two-four times the global average; now,…

East Antarctica’s “Weak Underbelly” Retreating Nearly as Fast as West Antarctic Glaciers

3 years ago

The Cryosphere, 31 August 2023 Latest observations confirm that the Vanderford Glacier in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, is the third…