Kryosfärkapslar

Diverse växter och djur täckte Grönland för 2 miljoner år sedan vid temperaturer som kan nås med fortsatt höga utsläpp

Nature, 7 December 2022 Ancient DNA frozen in permafrost from northern Greenland reveals that this region was covered in a…

3 år ago

COP27 Veckans video: “Att gemensamt producera anpassningsstrategier till klimatkrisen i Arktis” med Susan Natali och Áslat Holmberg

Arctic Indigenous Peoples face a complex landscape of environmental hazards due to climate change. Many Arctic communities are experiencing escalating…

3 år ago

Major Report Released on Mountain Glaciers in World Heritage Sites

News Briefing: 2 November 2022 The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), supported by the International Union for Conservation…

3 år ago

Bering and Chukchi Seas Will Likely Become Too Warm for Seafloor Arctic Species by 2100

Deep Sea Research Part II, 2 December 2022 With continued high CO2 emissions, cold water invertebrates in the Arctic Bering…

3 år ago

COP27 Video of the Week: “Cascading Impacts: How Can We Adapt and Reduce Risk in the Mountains and Downstream?” with Carolina Adler, Arun Shrestha, Christine Kaaya Nakimwero, and Helmut Hojesky

Climate hazards in mountains have compounding negative effects on local ecosystems, with cascading impacts on billions of people downstream and…

3 år ago

Happy International Mountains Day 2022!

In our Cryosphere Capsules this week, we would like to highlight the importance of mountain glaciers and snow on communities…

3 år ago

Greenland’s Northeastern Ice Sheet Thinning Six Times Faster Than Projected

Nature, 9 November 2022 The “ice stream” in Greenland’s largest drainage basin is shrinking and flowing much faster than previously…

3 år ago

Return of the “Cryosphere Capsules” and a COP27 “Cryosphere” Summary

A warm welcome to everyone joining us for the first time after COP27! After daily updates from the Cryosphere Pavilion,…

3 år ago

COP27 Cryosphere Pavilion – November 6-19, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Welcome to this last "regular" Cryosphere Capsules edition prior to the beginning of COP27 this Sunday, November 6; and running…

3 år ago

Permafrost Thaw Increases Risk and Large Future Costs of Infrastructure on the Third Pole

Communications Earth & Environment, 13 October 2022 Limiting warming below 1.5°C instead of 2°C could reduce the costs of infrastructure…

3 år ago