Kryosfärkapslar

Switzerland’s Glaciers Decreased 50% in Eighty Years

The Cryosphere, 22 August 2022 The 1400 Swiss glaciers have lost half their total ice volume during just the past…

4 år ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Needed Emissions Reductions and 50×30 Analyses” with Joeri Rogelj and Ryan Wilson

The IPCC has made it clear that 50% emissions reductions must occur globally by 2030 to remain close to 1.5°C…

4 år ago

Arctic Warming Four Times Faster Than the Rest of the World

Communications Earth & Environment, 11 August 2022 Climate models typically estimate that the Arctic is warming 2.5 times faster than…

4 år ago

East Antarctica Far More Vulnerable to High Emissions: Could Add Up to Five Meters Sea-Level Rise by 2300

Nature, 10 August 2022 Under a high-emissions scenario, ice loss could accelerate across the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and generate…

4 år ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Indigenous Knowledge and Cryosphere Science” with Tiana Carter, Penehuro Lefale, and Kelly Moneymaker

Arctic and Mountain indigenous peoples have intimate knowledge of the regions in which they live and the ongoing impacts of…

4 år ago

Rapid Glacier Melting Produces Devastating Landslides Across the World

News Briefing: 19 July 2022 Over the past decade, dozens of major high-mountain slopes around the world have partially collapsed…

4 år ago

Arctic Sea Ice More Sensitive to Wildfires in Western US

Science Advances, 27 July 2022 Several decades ago, an extended period with abnormally few “controlled burning” fires in the United…

4 år ago

Webinars Aug 9 & 10: Cryosphere in the UNFCCC and COP27 Cryosphere Pavilion

On Tuesday, August 9 at 13:00 Central European time (CEST) and Wednesday, August 10 at 1PM Eastern Time (EDT), ICCI…

4 år ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “The Arctic, the Fastest-Warming Region on Earth: New Science Findings from AMAP” with Benjamin DeAngelo, Rolf Rødven, and Jason Box

Surface temperatures in the Arctic are more than three times higher than the global average. The communities, ecosystems, and species…

4 år ago

Extreme Heat Accelerates Ice Loss and Drives Intense Melting From the Greenland Ice Sheet

News Briefing: 20 July 2022 Temperatures in northern Greenland are running 5-7°C (10°F) warmer than normal for this time of…

4 år ago