AMOC Behavior During the Last Ice Age Supports Warnings of Future Weakening

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Nature, 21 January 2026 New evidence confirms that the powerful North Atlantic system of ocean currents known as the AMOC…

Massive Projected Loss of Europe’s Largest Ice Cap with Continued High Emissions

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The Cryosphere, 18 November 2025 Jostedalsbreen, the largest ice cap on mainland Europe, is projected to lose two-thirds of its…

COP30 Video of the Week: Impacts of AMOC Shutdown

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Observations and models suggest that the AMOC is slowing, with global implications for climate resilience and adaptation. This session brought…

Indonesia’s Last Glacier Ice Remained in 2024, But Faces Extinction by 2030

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Cold Regions Science and Technology, 26 January 2026 A team of Indonesian researchers used over four decades of satellite imagery…

Permafrost Thaw and Wildfires Continue to Decrease the Remaining Carbon Budget

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Communications Earth & Environment, 24 January 2026 Increasing permafrost thaw, including "abrupt" thaw events, together with wildfire carbon emissions are…

Increasing Methane Emissions From Northern Arctic Wetlands and Lakes

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Nature Climate Change, 28 August 2025 Methane emissions from boreal-Arctic wetlands and lakes will increase by one third by 2100…

Recent Thinning and Ice Loss from Alaskan Valley Glaciers

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Nature Communications, 22 August 2025 The Kennicott and Root Glaciers, two of Alaska’s most accessible large valley glaciers in Wrangell-St.…

New ‘COP30’ Video: Governing the Cryosphere Beyond Political Timeframes

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Cryosphere systems are nearing irreversible thresholds, yet political processes remain misaligned with the long timescales of ice loss. Using COP30…

Comprehensive Assessment Maps Sea-level Rise Across Africa

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Nature Communications, 15 December 2025 Sea-level rise along Africa’s coasts is now occurring four times faster than observed in the…

Narrow Channels on Bottom of Antarctic Ice Shelves Amplify Melting

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Nature Climate Change, 9 January 2026 Warm water draining and flowing beneath ice shelves carves channels into the ice, where…

Thawing Permafrost Directly Increases Wildfire Risk and Carbon Emissions

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Nature Geoscience, 9 January 2026 As frozen permafrost thaws and the seasonally thawed layer deepens, summers become hotter and drier,…

Polar and Mountain Microbial Communities Depend on a Stable Cryosphere

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Nature Reviews Microbiology, 5 November 2025 This review summarizes the harmful impacts of snow and ice loss on microbial communities…

COP30 Video of the Week: Educating for the Cryosphere – 5 Years of Lessons Learned and Future Pathways for Impact

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Education is a vital lever for climate resilience. This side event presented lessons from five years of implementing the Ocean…

Past Arctic Warming Reveals Greenland Ice Vulnerability at Low Temperature Thresholds

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Nature Geoscience, 24 November 2025 The Prudhoe Dome ice cap in northern Greenland completely melted 7,000 years ago and was…

Today’s Emissions Choices Cause Stark Differences in Future Sea-Level Rise from Antarctica

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Nature Communications, 5 December 2025 Very high emissions will trigger large-scale Antarctic ice sheet retreat over coming centuries, while net-zero…