Pam Pearson

Lakes at the Edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet Increase Ice Loss, Sea-level Rise

Nature Communications, 1 April 2026 A growing network of meltwater lakes along the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet has…

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Arctic River Rusting Driven by Iron Release from Permafrost Thaw

Nature Communications, 6 April 2026 Arctic warming increases the amount of iron draining out of permafrost ground and entering rivers…

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Northern Arctic Vegetation Takes Decades to Recover Following Abrupt Permafrost Thaw

Nature Climate Change, 30 March 2026 Rising temperatures increase the frequency of retrogressive thaw slumps (RTSs) – landslide-like ground failures…

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Only Low Emissions Scenarios Slow Growth in Antarctic Surface Melt

Nature Communications, 30 March 2026 Surface melting in Antarctica is projected to increase this century, with the area experiencing surface…

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COP30 Video of the Week: Monitoring Global Permafrost Thaw and Climate Feedbacks

Permafrost is a critical component of the global climate system because its thaw releases vast stores of carbon dioxide and…

5 dagar ago

Shutdown of AMOC Could Release Ocean Carbon, Increasing Global Warming

Communications Earth & Environment, 27 March 2026 The potential collapse of the major system of global ocean currents known as…

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Havsuppvärmning utlöste omfattande förlust av antarktisk havsis 2015

Nature Climate Change, 18 March 2026 Sea ice extent around Antarctica was fairly stable or very slightly (1-2%) expanding for…

2 veckor ago

Snöförlusten i Eurasien ökar extrema vinterförhållanden i Nordamerika och riskerna för skogsbränder

Nature Communications, 19 March 2026 A reduction in western Eurasian snow cover played a pivotal role in the record-breaking January…

2 veckor ago

Snabb minskning av nordamerikanska referensglaciärer

Nature Scientific Reports, 17 March 2026 Nine North American glaciers surveyed in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year as long-term…

2 veckor ago

Veckans COP30-video: Solkök som hjälp för utsläppsminskning och klimatkrisbekämpning

Solar cooking can deliver meaningful benefits for the cryosphere by reducing emissions that accelerate snow and ice melt. Around 2.1…

2 veckor ago

Rekordlågt arktiskt havsismaximum 2026 – varför det i princip är “lika” med 2025

NSIDC and NASA's Earth Observatory, 27 March 2026 Arctic sea ice has spread to its greatest area or "maximum extent"…

2 veckor ago

Minskad arktisk och antarktisk havsis leder till minskad vintersnö i Himalaya

Atmospheric Science Letters, 5 March 2026 Melting polar sea ice will weaken the frequency and intensity of winter storm systems…

3 veckor ago

Isryggar fungerar som mikrobiella biodiversitetshöjdpunkter i Arktis

Nature Communications, 13 March 2026 Rough ridges in Arctic sea ice create habitats that sustain exceptionally diverse microbial communities, which…

3 veckor ago

2026 Arktiska havsisens maximum bland de lägsta på rekord

National Snow and Ice Data Center, March 2026 As of March 2026, satellite observations indicate that this year's Arctic sea…

3 veckor ago

COP30 Veckans Video: Att navigera Arktiska oceanens skydd – nuvarande status och framtida riktningar

The Arctic Ocean is under increasing pressure from climate change, with sea ice loss as well as ocean acidification, warming,…

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