Kryosfärkapslar

Rising Temperatures, Melting Ice Jeopardize World’s Northernmost Research Station

News Briefing: 19 April 2023 Research stations high above the Arctic circle are experiencing record-breaking temperatures that make it increasingly…

3 år ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Irreversible Impacts of 1.5°C Overshooting on the Cryosphere” with Climate Analytics’ Carl-Friedrich Schleussner and Uta Klönne, and Fabien Maussion

Irreversible impacts from cryosphere loss are already visible today due to increasing global warming. Crossing additional cryosphere thresholds will have…

3 år ago

Decreasing Sea Ice Increases Ocean Temperatures and Glacier Melt in West Antarctica

Geophysical Research Letters, 21 March 2023 Disappearing sea ice near West Antarctica is sending warm water closer to the continent,…

3 år ago

Rising Temperatures and Antarctic Ice Loss Produce First Sign of Slowing Global Ocean Circulation

Communication Earth & Environment, 13 March 2023 This study combines historical measurements with climate models to reveal that global meridional…

3 år ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Committed Sea level Rise from Greenland at Today’s 1.1°C” with Jason Box

The Greenland Ice Sheet is three kilometers thick and has the potential to raise global sea levels by seven meters…

3 år ago

Past Ice Sheet Collapsed at Rates of 50-600 Meters Per Day, Under Conditions Similar to the WAIS Today

Nature, 06 April 2023 A study of the earlier great ice sheet covering Scandinavia has found that when it collapsed…

3 år ago

Increased Upwelling of Warmer Deep Ocean Waters Can Increase East Antarctic Ice Loss with Both Medium and High Emissions

Nature Communications, 1 April 2023 Increased warm water upwelling along the edges of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) has…

3 år ago

Increased Antarctic Ice Sheet Melt Could Cause 40% Slowdown of Deep Ocean Currents by 2050

Nature, 29 March 2023 Projected increases in Antarctic ice sheet melt, especially with high emissions, appear poised to drive a…

3 år ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “The Importance of the Paris Climate Agreement for Preventing Sea-level Rise from East Antarctica” with Chris Stokes and Florence Colleoni

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet contains 52 meters of sea level rise, and there are worrying signs of mass loss…

3 år ago

Permafrost Thaw in European Alps Increases Hazards for Local Communities

News Briefing: 22 March 2023 Multiple research stations in the high mountains of France and Switzerland are observing more frequent…

3 år ago