Kryosfärkapslar

Fastest Glacier Retreat on Record: Hektoria Hints at Potential Scale of Future Antarctic Ice Loss

Nature Geoscience, 3 November 2025 In a stunning two-month period from November to December 2022, nearly 50% of Hektoria Glacier…

4 månader ago

60% of Antarctic Ice Shelves Could Disappear Under Very High Emissions

Nature, 29 October 2025 Southern Ocean warming could lead to 60% of Antarctic ice shelves disappearing by 2300 under a…

4 månader ago

Small Swirling Ocean Eddies Contribute to One-Fifth of Antarctic Ice Shelf Melt Each Year

Nature Geoscience, 18 November 2025 Small underwater eddies contribute to nearly a fifth of total Antarctic ice shelf melting each…

4 månader ago

COP30 Video of the Week: Emerging Evidence of Abrupt Changes in the Antarctic Environment

Lead authors from the Nature paper covered in last week's Capsules described how changes in Antarctica can trigger fast and…

4 månader ago

Welcome Back, Cryosphere Capsules!

Dear Capsule Readers- After a several-week break during the COP30 and pre-COP preparations, the Cryosphere Capsules are back! In addition…

4 månader ago

Warm Ocean Waters Increased Retreat of Key Glacier in West Antarctica by Undermining Ice Shelf Support

Nature Communications, 21 October 2025 Berry Glacier in West Antarctica has undergone dramatic retreat and thinning over the past three…

4 månader ago

Abrupt Changes in Antarctic Ice, Ocean, Ecosystems Trigger Cascading Impacts

Nature, 20 August 2025 Rapid changes unfolding across the Antarctic Ice Sheet and Southern Ocean are more interconnected than previously…

4 månader ago

COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion: Final Live Side Event on AMOC Shutdown and Farewell from Belém

Dear Friends of the Cryosphere Pavilion and Cryosphere Capsule Readers- As many of you no doubt saw on media, a…

4 månader ago

Extreme Summer Heat Melted 1% of Svalbard’s Glacier Ice in 6 Weeks

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 August 2025) A 6-week period of record-high air temperatures during summer 2024…

7 månader ago

Svalbard Winter Warming Rises Above Melting Point of Ice

Nature Communications, 21 July 2025 Winter air temperatures exceeded 0°C for 14 days during February 2025 in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, setting…

7 månader ago