Arctic Sea Ice: Why It Matters On August 26, satellite data analyzed by the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), as well as similar estimates from Norway’s Polar Institute, made it official: the 2007 record low for summer Arctic sea ice was officially broken, and with nearly an entire month of melting left […]
Rio+20: Sustainable Development in the Cryosphere Rio de Janiero, June 16: Here in Rio, in the physical heat as well as the heat of last-minute negotiations, it is hard to imagine the areas of ice and snow that make up the “cryosphere.” Yet when it comes to the challenge of sustainable development, few communities face […]
Cryosphere Math: The Rule of Twos Note: this is modified version of a statement given at the UNEP Governing Council meetings in Nairobi, Kenya ICCI works on behalf of the cryosphere – which means the parts of the earth that are covered by ice and snow. The cryosphere mostly is used to mean the Arctic […]
Cryosphere Math: The Rule of Twos Note: this is modified version of a statement given at the UNEP Governing Council meetings in Nairobi, Kenya ICCI works on behalf of the cryosphere – which means the parts of the earth that are covered by ice and snow. The cryosphere mostly is used to mean the Arctic […]
Rio+20: Sustainable Development in the Cryosphere Rio de Janiero, June 16: Here in Rio, in the physical heat as well as the heat of last-minute negotiations, it is hard to imagine the areas of ice and snow that make up the “cryosphere.” Yet when it comes to the challenge of sustainable development, few communities face […]