Worsening Wildfires and Permafrost Thaw Deepen the Batagaika Crater in Siberia

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News Briefing: 30 May 2022 Rising global temperatures have accelerated the growth of the Batagaika Crater in Siberia, which is…

Rising Global Temperatures Increase Rainfall and Ice Loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet

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European Space Agency, 25 May 2022 Rain fell on the highest region of the Greenland Ice Sheet for the first…

Human Emissions Exacerbate Record-Breaking Heatwaves in Antarctica

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Communications Earth and Environment, 27 May 2022 Long-term summer warming in the Antarctic Peninsula has increased the severity of Antarctic…

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Reducing Ships’ Black Carbon Emissions to Protect the Arctic” with Sian Prior, Dirk Notz, and Lisa Koperqualuk

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Black carbon (BC) accelerates ice loss in the Arctic and creates a feedback loop exacerbating global heating; and has health…

Major Report Released on Antarctica

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News Briefing: May 2022 At this week’s Antarctic Treaty Mechanism meetings in Berlin, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)…

Diminishing Arctic Sea Ice Increases the Vulnerability of Bowhead Whales

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Scientific Reports, 20 May 2022 The combination of rapid sea ice loss with increased human activity – including commercial shipping…

Accelerated Glacier Retreat in the Himalayas Jeopardizes South Asian Agriculture

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Nature Climate Change, 19 May 2022 Rising temperatures will accelerate glacier ice loss in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, disrupting previously…

Rising Tropical Temperatures Increase Ice Loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

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Nature Communications, 20 May 2022 Warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean served as the main driver behind the melting of…

COP-26 Video of the Week: “The Permafrost-Sea Ice Connection” with Gustaf Hugelius and Robbie Mallet

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Loss of sea ice is associated with permafrost thaw in Earth’s past, likely in part due to damaging wave action.…

Drought and Temperature Rise Doubled Glacier Ice Loss in Desert Andes Over Past Two Decades

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Journal of Glaciology, 12 May 2022 Glaciers in the Jáchal river basin of Argentina are rapidly losing ice. One-quarter of…

Decline in Arctic Sea Ice Increases Dangerous Waves Along Alaska’s Northern Coast

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The Cryosphere, 5 May 2022 Arctic sea ice plays a crucial role in protecting the Alaskan coastline from open ocean…

Loss of Antarctic Sea Ice Can Destabilize Ice Shelves and Thereby Ice Sheet

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Nature Geoscience, 5 May 2022 The accumulation of sea ice near the Antarctic Peninsula provides a buffer that dampens approaching…

In Memoriam: David Barber

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News just reached us of the death of renowned Arctic scientist Dr. David Barber, founder and Director of the Centre…

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Greenland’s Tipping Point” with Twila Moon and Jason Box

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Greenland’s ice is 3 kilometers thick, and runs entirely to its bedrock base, the center of which is below sea…

Glacial Lake Flooding Produces Devastating Damage in Pakistan

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News Brief: 11 May 2022 Record-breaking heatwaves and rapid glacier melting triggered a devastating flood last week that wiped out…