Kryosfärkapslar

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day, Cryosphere Capsule readers! See ICCI's "Cryosphere" tweets in honor of the day at https://twitter.com/iccinet/status/1517404853752016896. (And check out…

4 år ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Southern Hemisphere Glaciers: Andes and New Zealand” with Georg Kaser, Lauren Vargo and Heidi Sevestre

The glaciers of the Andes, Patagonia and New Zealand are among those in the world losing ice most quickly. This…

4 år ago

40% of New Zealand’s Glaciers Could Disappear within a Decade

Global and Planetary Change, 19 March 2022 More than one-third of New Zealand’s glacier ice volume has disappeared within the…

4 år ago

Increased Growth of Arctic Plants Does Not “Counteract” Climate Change

Scientific Reports, 21 March 2022 There has been speculation that warmer temperatures and a longer growing season in the Arctic…

4 år ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: Extreme Weather, Sea Ice and Arctic Warming with Walt Meier and Robbie Mallet

The loss of Arctic sea ice may be associated with many recent extreme weather events: from droughts and wildfires in…

4 år ago

Black Carbon Accelerates Melting of South Andean Snowpack

Environmental Research Letters, 25 March 2022 Concentrations of black carbon (BC) in the snow near Santiago, one of the most…

4 år ago

Extreme Rainfall Increases Permafrost Thaw for Multiple Years in Siberian Tundra

Nature Communications, 23 March 2022 Extreme summer rainfall can increase the depth of permafrost thaw by over 30% in the…

4 år ago

Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Raises Temperatures Across Tibetan Plateau

NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 28 March 2022 The decline of sea ice in the Barents-Kara Seas could account for…

4 år ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: Impact of Lost Sea Ice / Ecosystem Collapse with Helen Findley, Walt Meier, and Martin Sommerkorn

What are the impacts of Arctic and Southern Ocean sea ice loss on marine ecosystems and fisheries? How is this…

4 år ago

Multi-year Winter Sea Ice in the Arctic is Vanishing Faster Than Expected

Geophysical Research Letters, 10 March 2022 Much of Arctic sea ice research focuses on summer sea ice loss; but this…

4 år ago