Kryosfärkapslar

Video of the Week: “Understanding Ice Sheet Stability and its Ocean Circulation and Sea-level Rise Impacts” with Benjamin Keisling, Hannah Baranes and Cecilia Morales

Dr. Benjamin Keisling co-authored the above Greenland paper and volunteered as an Early Career Scientist (ECS) at the 2019 COP25…

3 år ago

Narrow Surface Fractures Destabilize Ice Sheets

Nature Geoscience, 19 June 2023 Meltwater flows into millions of hairline cracks across the surface of the Greenland and Antarctic…

3 år ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “The Disappearing Glaciers of Svalbard” with Ugo Nanni

Svalbard is one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth, and these high temperatures have driven unprecedented rates of glacier ice…

3 år ago

Decline in Southern Ocean Krill Due to Global Warming Threatens Whale Populations

Scientific Reports, 6 June 2023 Diminishing stocks of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean have decreased the average weight of…

3 år ago

Deep Ocean Currents Slowing Earlier than Predicted in Southern Ocean

Nature Climate Change, 25 May 2023 In a major basin south of Australia, increased meltwater runoff from Antarctica has decreased…

3 år ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Southern Ocean Ecosystems: Need for Greater Understanding, Research and Protection”

Southern Ocean ecosystems are critically important to regional biodiversity, global food security and ocean health. These ecosystems are under severe…

3 år ago

Every Degree of Warming Increases Extreme Rainfall in Northern Hemisphere Mountain Regions

Nature, 28 June 2023 Rising temperatures turn snowfall into rainfall, increasing the susceptibility of mountain regions to extreme rain and…

3 år ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Mountains, Glaciers, and People: Preventing Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in the Third Pole”

This session from COP27 brought together a wide range of speakers to share insights on the importance of urgent policy…

3 år ago

Landmark Report: Himalayan Glaciers Disappearing Two-Thirds Faster Than Before

20 June 2023 Building on the 2019 Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) assessment report, a major study from the International Centre…

3 år ago

ESOTC 2022 Report: Record Loss of Glacier Ice in the European Alps Last Summer

Copernicus Climate Change Service, 20 June 2023 The sixth annual European State of the Climate (ESOTC) Report for 2022 was…

3 år ago