Kryosfärkapslar

Unavoidable Future Increase in West Antarctic Ice Shelf Melting over the 21st Century

Nature Climate Change, 23 October 2023 A state-of-the-art model suggests that a widespread increase in West Antarctic ice shelf melting,…

2 år ago

Nearly Half of Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Have Shrunk in the Past 25 Years

Science Advances, 12 October 2023 Latest observations reveal that 71 out of the 162 massive ice shelves around Antarctica are…

2 år ago

Video of the Week: “A Tale of Two Poles: Sea Ice at the September Equinox 2023”

Last month, Antarctica's sea ice hit its maximum (largest) extent towards the end of Antarctic winter; but that "maximum" was…

3 år ago

10% of Swiss Glacier Ice Lost within the Past Two Years

GLAMOS Glacier Monitoring Center, 28 September 2023 High summer heat and low winter snowfall have created the perfect storm for…

3 år ago

Antarctica’s Glacial Border Shifts Many Kilometers Every Day with the Tides

The Cryosphere, 26 September 2023 The "grounding line" of the southern Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica can migrate up to…

3 år ago

Video of the Week: “The Road to COP28: Melting Ice, Rising Seas and Why 2°C is Too High” from UNGA Climate Week

Following the UN General Assembly and Climate Ambition Summit in New York, leaders from the Ambition on Melting Ice (AMI)…

3 år ago

Nuvarande klimatförändringar är tillräckliga för att försätta Västantarktis på en väg mot oåterkallelig kollaps

The Cryosphere, 7 September 2023 Two groundbreaking studies reveal that remaining at today's 1.2°C could trigger the slow but certain…

3 år ago

Senaste observationerna: Antarktis värms upp nästan dubbelt så snabbt som resten av världen

Nature Climate Change, 7 September 2023 The Arctic long has been characterized by warming two-four times the global average; now,…

3 år ago

Östantarktis “svaga underliv” drar sig tillbaka nästan lika snabbt som glaciärerna på Västantarktis

The Cryosphere, 31 August 2023 Latest observations confirm that the Vanderford Glacier in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, is the third…

3 år ago

Perspective: Sweltering Heatwaves Paint Grim Outlook for Many Glaciers Globally

News Briefing, 25 August 2023 Soaring temperatures have visibly impacted many mountain glaciers across the planet in past months, as…

3 år ago