COP27 Video of the Week: “Passed Threshold: Arctic Summer Sea Ice and 2022 State of the Cryosphere Report” with Pam Pearson and Robbie Mallett

3 years ago

The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report noted that due to emissions to-date, summer loss of Arctic sea ice will now inevitably…

Coldest Regions of Greenland at Highest Temperatures in At Least the Past 1,000 Years

3 years ago

Nature, 18 January 2023 Rising emissions are warming and increasing meltwater runoff in northern Greenland, one of the most remote…

“Atlantification” of Greenland’s Fjords Increases Ice Loss and Threatens Local Ecosystems

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Nature Communications, 10 December 2022 Warm Atlantic waters have been filling fjords and coastal areas along northeast Greenland for the…

COP27 Video of the Week: “Antarctica and Greenland: Nearing Thresholds from Different Ends” with Jason Box, Chris Stokes, and Florence Colleoni

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The two polar ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice, with both increasingly contributing to sea level rise.…

Two-Thirds of Native Antarctic Species At Risk of Extinction by 2100

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PLOS Biology, 22 December 2022 In this study, scientists, conservation experts and policymakers from a dozen countries came together to…

Decline in Alps Snowpack Unprecedented for at Least Six Centuries

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Nature Climate Change, 12 January 2022 Researchers in the European Alps can use juniper shrubs to reconstruct snow conditions from…

Polar Bear Populations Dramatically Decrease Across Canada’s Hudson Bay

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News Briefing: 27 December 2022 The Government of Nunavut released an assessment in late December in partnership with Arctic scientists,…

COP27 Video of the Week: “Emperor Penguins on a Slippery Slope to Extinction” with Rod Downie, Dame Jane Francis, Michelle LaRue, Stephanie Jenouvrier, and Jane Rumble

3 years ago

Antarctic marine species and ecosystems face an uncertain future, especially those that live in close association with ice. This event…

New 2100 Glacier Projections Show Stark Choices between Low and High Emissions Policies

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Science, 6 January 2023 Improved glacier-specific projections that incorporate more detailed satellite measurements and ice dynamics forecast greater glacier loss…

Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: “Global Glacier Meltdown: Every Degree of Warming Matters” with Dr. Regine Hock

3 years ago

This COP26 video with IPCC scientist Dr. Regine Hock, University of Oslo/University of Alaska and one of the above paper's…

Wishing You a Good Cryosphere New Year!

3 years ago

To the widespread Cryosphere community, we wish you a fulfilling and inspiring 2023! Thanks to everyone — from researchers in…

ICCI is Hiring!

3 years ago

Dear Cryosphere Capsule Readers 30 December 2022 ICCI is looking to fill two positions early in 2023: our Outreach Director,…

Arctic Sea Ice Threshold Crossed in Kara and Laptev “Ice Factories”

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Nature Communications, 17 December 2022 Rising temperatures in the Arctic are overwhelming the ability of sea ice to regrow in…

Warm Meltwater from Neighboring Glaciers Further Destabilizes Thwaites Ice Shelf

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Nature Communications, 21 December 2022 Small ocean currents known as “gyres” can trap heat along the edges of West Antarctica,…

COP27 Video of the Week: “If We Lose the Arctic, We Lose the World” with Maxine Burkett, Jason Box, John Walsh, James Overland and Susanna Israelsson

3 years ago

The Arctic is currently warming three to four times faster than the rest of the world. Melting sea ice, thawing…