Kryosfärkapslar

Arctic’s “Last Ice Area” Could Disappear Much Sooner Than Earlier Projected

Communications Earth and Environment, 23 January 2025 The Arctic’s “Last Ice Area” (LIA) – the area north of Greenland and…

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COP29 Video of the Week: Vanishing Sea Ice – What It Means for Our Oceans and Ecosystems

Sea ice is a unique, fundamental, and fragile habitat in the Arctic and Antarctic. Rising temperatures decrease its thickness and…

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Greenland Shows Increase in Cracking that May Speed Ice Loss and SLR

Nature Geoscience, 03 February 2025 New satellite mapping models have revealed increases in both the size and depth of large…

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30-40% of Arctic Permafrost Now a Net Source of Emissions

Nature Climate Change, 21 January 2025 Arctic tundra, forests, wetlands and permafrost store large quantities of carbon emissions, but new…

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Video of the Week: Understanding West Antarctica and Sea-Level Rise during the Last Interglacial

Lead author Dr. Eric Wolff from Cambridge University summarized a recent Nature paper on the stability of West Antarctica during…

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Previous West Antarctic Ice Loss Indicates Other Sources of Sea-level Rise As Well

Nature, 29 January 2025 The largest source of uncertainty in the rate and extent of sea-level rise with high emissions…

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Rapid Periods of Arctic Sea Ice Loss Driven by More Extreme Cyclones

Communications Earth & Environment, 22 January 2025 Late summer Arctic sea ice extent has decreased by more than 40% since…

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Growing Intense Arctic Marine Heatwaves Linked to Sea Ice Loss

Nature Climate Change, 6 January 2025 Rising temperatures have increased the frequency of extreme ocean warming events around the world,…

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Video of the Week: How the Term “Tipping Points” May Distract from Climate Action

Dr. Robert Kopp, Rutgers University, summarizes his recent Nature Climate Change paper, which takes issue with the utility of the…

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Launch of International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP) 2025

WMO Headquarters in Geneva, 21 January 2025 A high-level launch event at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva on…

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