Kryosfärkapslar

Ocean Warming Drives Year-round Ice Loss from Arctic Glaciers

Nature Communications, 2 December 2024 Research from the Norwegian Polar Institute studied ice loss from calving glaciers in the Arctic,…

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Greenland Ice Sheet Loss and Global Sea-Level Rise

The Cryosphere, 14 March 2025 This study uses ice sheet model simulations to predict how the melting of Greenland’s ice…

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Video of the Week: First “World Day for Glaciers” at the United Nations in New York

Friday March 21st marked the first-ever World Day for Glaciers, bringing together global leaders, cryosphere scientists, and policymakers to address…

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High-Level Event Celebrating First “World Day for Glaciers” Today in New York

Today marks the first-ever World Day for Glaciers, bringing together global leaders, cryosphere scientists, and policymakers to address the urgent…

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Thwaites Ice Shelf Doubled Melt Rate During Sudden Glacial Lake Drainage

Nature Communications, 6 March 2025 This study reports that the sudden drainage of a lake beneath Thwaites Glacier temporarily doubled…

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Weakening Ocean Current Patterns Reduce Global Carbon Uptake, Costing Trillions of Dollars

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 12 January 2025 The AMOC is a large, intertwined system of ocean currents…

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Geoengineering Curtain Cannot Prevent Retreat of Fast-flowing Greenland Glacier

Communications Earth and Environment, 7 March 2025 Geo-engineering efforts to add an underwater "curtain" to the fjord of one of…

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COP29 Video of the Week: Polar Oceans – Triple Threat of Acidification, Warming and Freshening

The Arctic and Southern Oceans are crucial components of the global climate system. Their unique ecosystems are under serious threat…

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Groundbreaking Study Consolidates Two Decades of Glacier Observations

Nature, 19 February 2025 A comprehensive analysis from the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise, or GlaMBIE, reveals global glaciers are…

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Rising Temperatures Expected to Weaken Major Polar-driven Ocean Circulation Systems

Nature and Environmental Research Letters, 26 February and 3 March 2025 Two recent studies refine predictions of North Atlantic and…

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