COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Arctic Sea Ice Projections with Walt Meier

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Over the coming weeks, the Cryosphere Capsules will feature videos of some of the best and most impactful side events…

More Rain and Less Snow in the Arctic by 2100

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Nature Communications, November 30 Updated climate models for the IPCC's Sixth Assessment (AR6) reveal that precipitation in the Arctic is…

Evidence of Arctic Warming Already in Early 1900’s

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Scientific Advances, November 24 Sampling of marine debris indicates that the Arctic may have already begun warming in the early…

Rising Air Coastal Air Temperatures Across Antarctica Threaten Ice Shelves

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Scientific Reports, October 1 Heatwaves are projected to double in frequency in West Antarctica and triple in East Antarctica by…

Role of Arctic Oscillation in Triggering Siberian Forest Fires

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Scientific Reports, September 24 Rising global temperatures have increased the frequency of unprecedented heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires in Siberia over…

Rapid Thinning of Floating Ice Debris Threatens Ice Shelf Stability in Antarctica

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 5 A major pre-existing crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf broke…

Largest Glaciers in Southern Europe Rapidly Disappearing

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Geophysical Research Letters, August 29 Glaciers in the Pyrenees Mountains had lost 88% of their 1850 volume by 2016. Since…

Multi-year Arctic Sea Ice Declines to Near-record Low

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National Snow & Ice Data Center, September 22 Although media tend to focus on the Arctic sea ice extent (or…

Fast-moving Winds Accelerate Ocean Acidification in the Gulf of Alaska

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Nature Communications Earth & Environment, September 15 Fast-flowing winds over the Gulf of Alaska appear to be increasing the rate…

Physical Link Shown Between Arctic Warming and Extreme Winter Cold Events

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Science, September 3 Rapid warming in the Arctic, including loss of Arctic sea ice seems to be associated with increasing…

Rising Temperatures Strengthen Ocean Currents and Threaten Ice Shelves in West Antarctica

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The Cryosphere, September 1 Rising global temperatures are accelerating melt at the base of ice shelves in West Antarctica, sending…

Meltwater and Changing Winds Destabilizing the Antarctic Peninsula

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The Cryosphere, September 8 Ice loss from the Antarctic Peninsula has accelerated over the past four decades. Two main factors,…

Increase in Glacier Melt with Rising Temperatures in North Greenland

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The Cryosphere, August 24 Since the 1980s, ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet has increased six-fold. The Ryder Glacier,…

Warming Similar to Today Triggered Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

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Scientific Reports, August 19 During the Last Inter-Glacial (LIG, between ice ages) 125,000 years ago, ocean temperatures rose 1.5-2°C above…

Greater Precipitation and Meltwater Reduce Nutrient Availability in the Arctic Ocean

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Nature Geoscience, August 16 In the western and central Arctic Ocean, distinct layers of ocean water – based on their…