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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

Video of the Week: “Loss of Mountain Water Resources and Sea-level Rise: Why 2°C is Too High for 3.5 Billion,” June 8, 2023 at SB58 in Bonn, Germany

Mountain, polar and low-lying nations came together in a side event at the SB58 meetings on June 8, 2023 to…

3 år ago

More Sensitive Arctic Sea Ice: Disappearing Faster Due to Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Nature Communications, 6 June 2023 This study, calibrating latest models from the IPCC with actual observations, found greenhouse gases as…

3 år ago

Video of the Week: “Silent Witness: The Disappearance of Arctic Sea Ice”: Dirk Notz at COP25

Dr. Dirk Notz co-authored the above paper and spoke at the Cryosphere Pavilion at COP25 in Madrid, offering insight on…

3 år ago

ATCM45: Key Reflections and First Climate Action Day

Antarctica: ATCM XLV - CEP XXV in Helsinki, Finland Released by ICCI on June 14, 2023 The 45th Antarctic Treaty…

3 år ago

Earlier Snowmelt Across Western North America Threatens Summer Water Supplies

Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 22 May 2023 The ability of mountain snowpack to store water has significantly decreased across…

3 år ago