Kryosfärkapslar

Lake and River Ice Breaking Up Earlier and Forming Later Since 1931

The Cryosphere, May 10 Over 3000 time series, covering 4 overlapping periods between 1931 and 2005 from 644 sites across…

5 år ago

Permafrost Thaw and Stabilization in the Arctic’s Distant Past

Science Advances, April 28 Past permafrost thaw extended into the high Arctic between 1.5 and 0.5 million years ago, and…

5 år ago

Ice Sheet Melt Will Increase Methane Emissions in the Arctic

Geology, April 22 Similarities between previous deglaciation periods reveal that the retreat of Arctic ice sheets was a common driver…

5 år ago

Future Glacier Melt in Himalayas Increases Risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

Nature, May 6 The widespread disappearance of Himalayan glaciers is associated with the rapid expansion of glacial lakes, increasing the…

5 år ago

Reducing Warming to 1.5°C Cuts Sea-level Rise from All Land Ice in Half by 2100

Nature, May 5 In addition to the DeConto et al. (2021) study covered in our May 5 “Special Edition,” Nature…

5 år ago

Special Edition: Catastrophic Irreversible Rates of Sea-level Rise from Antarctica if Current NDCs Don’t Improve

Summary: Allowing global temperatures to rise above 2°C compared to pre-industrial significantly increases the risk of triggering unstoppable Antarctic ice…

5 år ago

Reduced Black Carbon Emissions with Covid-19 Slowed Himalayan Melt and Increased Water Security

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 18 Research into the impact of black carbon has long noted the…

5 år ago

Global Glacier Loss Rates Greatly Accelerated Since 2020: Tripling or Quadrupling in Some Regions

Nature, April 28 Between 2000 and 2019, the world’s glaciers lost 267 billion tons of ice per year – equivalent…

5 år ago

Projected Warming of Water Surrounding Antarctic Ice Shelves

Geophysical Research Letters, April 18 The ocean around the base of Antarctica will continue to warm under future emission scenarios,…

5 år ago

Extreme Melt Season Ice Layers May Increase Meltwater Runoff from Greenland

Nature Communications, April 20 Surface meltwater run-off currently dominates ice mass loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet. Porous layers of…

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