Antarctic Peninsula Glaciers Flow Up to One-Fifth Faster in Summer

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Nature Geoscience, 27 February 2023 Researchers have known for decades that ice loss from Greenland increases during the spring and…

COP27 Video of the Week: “Egypt, Ice Sheets and Sea level Rise” with Dr. Florence Colleoni

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The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is the most vulnerable region of the continent, and has the potential to contribute…

Increased Warming, Melting Destabilizes Glacier Lakes in Mountain Regions Worldwide

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Nature, 15 February 2023 Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) now occur at higher altitudes and six weeks earlier than they…

COP27 Video of the Week: “Mountains Connect: Collaboration and Partnerships Across Mountain Ranges” with Buddi Sagar Poudel, Harald Egerer, Yesica Fonseca, Helmut Hojesky, and Ladislaus Leonidas

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The world’s mountain regions are all facing similar challenges in terms of accelerated climate change and impacts. Building on the…

2°C Insufficient to Prevent Substantial Ice Sheet Loss and Sea-Level Rise from Both Poles

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Nature Communications, 14 February 2023 This study used a new integrated model that includes the complex interactions between ice sheets,…

COP27 Video of the Week: “Thresholds of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet” with Dr. Florence Colleoni

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The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is the most vulnerable region of the continent and has the potential to contribute several…

15 Million Face Threat of Sudden Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)

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Nature Communications, 7 February 2023 Fifteen million people around the world are at risk from flooding caused by glacial lakes,…

More Frequent Warm Atmospheric Rivers Slow Regrowth of Arctic Winter Sea Ice

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Nature Climate Change, 6 February 2023 Warm air currents from the tropics have caused more than one-third of the sea…

Global Sea Ice Sets New January Record Low at Both Poles, with Unusually High Surface Air Temperatures

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News Briefing: 6 February 2023 In January 2023, Arctic sea ice reached its second lowest extent for this time of…

COP27 Video of the Week: “High-level Event: Dedication of “Fallen Totem” Arctic Summer Sea Ice” with ICC’s Lisa Koperqualuk and Dr. Robbie Mallett

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The Cryosphere Pavilion traditionally has five displays, one for each of the main cryosphere dynamics: ice sheets, mountain glaciers and…

Moss Reveals Past Hotspots of Rapid Glacier Change on Antarctic Peninsula

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Geology, 20 January 2023 Researchers in the northern Antarctic Peninsula can use frozen moss samples to measure the growth and…

After Decades of Ice Loss, Cascades’ Hinman Glacier Succumbs to Hot and Dry Summer of 2022

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News Briefing: 2 February 2023 For the first time in at least seven thousand years, the Hinman Glacier’s ice and…

COP27 Video of the Week: “A Message from Cryosphere 2022” with Svanndís Svavarsdóttir, Iceland’s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

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This event summarized the key messages from the five-day conference “Cryosphere 2022: International Symposium on Ice, Snow, and Water in…

Rising Temperatures Prevent Layers of Snow from Stabilizing Antarctic Ice Shelves

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Nature Climate Change, 26 January 2023 Future atmospheric warming will likely overpower the ability of snow to protect Antarctic ice…

Deforestation in South America Increases Ice Loss in Tibetan Plateau and West Antarctica

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Nature Climate Change, 5 January 2023 Rising temperatures can push parts of the climate system across “thresholds” that trigger abrupt…