Underwater Landslides Triggered by Iceberg Collisions with the Seafloor

5 years ago

Nature Geoscience, June 24 Icebergs originating from the Arctic, Greenland, and Antarctica may cause hazards thousands of kilometers away from…

Decline in Permafrost Threatens the Stability of Microbial Ecosystems in Himalayas

5 years ago

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 22 The thawing of permafrost has destabilized bacterial and fungal networks in…

Arctic “Last Ice Area” Less Resilient to Warming than Previously Estimated

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Nature Communications, July 1 Record low sea ice was observed in summer 2020 in the Wandel Sea, just north of…

Risk of Marine Ice Cliff Collapse Depends on Upstream Ice Thickness, Flow Rates and Sea Ice Debris

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Science, June 18 The Thwaites Glacier of West Antarctica, draining an area the size of France is one of the…

Widespread Acceleration of Mass Loss From Glaciers in Northwest and Central-West Greenland

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The Cryosphere Discussions, June 18 New analyses of satellite images reveal that in the past 50 years, the majority of…

Urgent Need to Include Permafrost and Wildfire Feedbacks in Global Carbon Budgets

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PNAS, May 17 Today, carbon emissions (both CO2 and methane) from abrupt permafrost thaw and Arctic wildfires still are not…

Origins of the Chamoli, India Landslide/Ice Slide Disaster

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Science, June 10 In February 2021, a catastrophic flood caused widespread loss and damage in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India. A new…

Even Between 1.0°C and 2°C, Every Half Degree Matters for the Alps

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The Cryosphere, June 15 This study used the new climate models prepared for IPCC AR6 to compare Alps glacier ice…

Destabilization of Ice Sheets a Primary Initiator of Climate Domino Effects

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Earth System Dynamics, June 3 The Greenland Ice Sheet, West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Amazon rainforest, and the largest ocean circulation…

Arctic Sea Ice Thinning Up to Twice as Much as Previously Estimated

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The Cryosphere, June 4 Between 2002 and 2018, sea ice in the Arctic thinned 60 percent more than previously estimated.…

Melting from Under Greenland’s Ice Sheet Also Contributes to Sea-Level Rise

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Nature Communications, June 8 Although most ice loss from Greenland comes from either surface melting, or icebergs breaking from outlet…

Permafrost Underlies 15% of the Northern Hemisphere’s Land Surface

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth’s Surface, April 23 More than 80% of studies reporting on permafrost area overestimate the baseline…

Widespread Destabilization of Arctic Infrastructure as Permafrost Thaw Increases

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The Cryosphere, May 31 The presence of infrastructure built on permafrost ground in the Arctic causes increased snow accumulation, and…

Unprecedented Heat Wave in Northwest Russia

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Some of the earliest temperatures above 30°C ever observed in this part of the Arctic have been measured in recent…

Role of Ocean Heat in Arctic Winter Sea Ice Reformation

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Journal of Climate, May 18 A negative feedback mechanism related to new, but very thin sea ice formation appears to…