Kryosfärkapslar

Black Carbon Drives Glacial Retreat, Snowfall Decline in Tibetan Plateau

Communications Earth and Environment, 4 June 2025 Black carbon emissions have significantly reduced frozen water storage across the Tibetan Plateau,…

10 månader ago

Warming Increases Amount of Harmful Algal Blooms

Communications Earth and Environment, 9 June 2025 This research suggests that warming coastal waters will significantly increase the occurrence of…

10 månader ago

Observed Emperor Penguin Population Decline Double that of Projections

Communications Earth and Environment, 10 June 2025 Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have declined two times faster than previously predicted…

10 månader ago

Press Conference at UNFCCC Meetings in Bonn: Two Sides of the Same Ice Cube – Thresholds Well Below 1.5°C Paris Limit for Ice Sheets, Glaciers

Major tipping points for Earth’s ice sheets and mountain glaciers can occur at temperatures well below 1.5°C. Lead authors of…

10 månader ago

Clarification of the UNOC 3 Green Zone “Pavilion de la Cryosphère” as Unassociated with ICCI and COP Cryosphere Pavilions

Dear Friends of the Cryosphere Pavilion and Cryosphere Capsule Readers, Due to ongoing confusion and to avoid misrepresentation, ICCI and…

11 månader ago

Present-Day Warming Nearing Critical Threshold for West Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability

Communications Earth and Environment, 30 May 2025 Research analyzing the Antarctic Ice Sheet's behavior over the past 800,000 years finds…

11 månader ago

North Atlantic Marine Heatwaves Growing Increasingly Frequent, Intense

Nature, 4 June 2025 The North Atlantic Ocean experienced an unprecedented marine heatwave in summer 2023, driven by unusually weak…

11 månader ago

Glacial Retreat Converts Exposed Landscapes from Net Carbon Sinks to Sources of Carbon Pollution

Communications Earth and Environment, 31 May 2025 In areas of southwest Greenland, researchers found that the landscapes left behind following…

11 månader ago

COP29 Video of the Week: Antarctic Sea Ice at a Crossroads – Status Quo and Future Implications

Since 2016, Antarctic sea ice has remained below the long-term average, with extreme lows in recent summers and winters. These…

11 månader ago

New Projections Show Extreme Glacier Loss Already at 2°C

Science, 29 May 2025 An international study finds that glaciers are even more sensitive to global warming than previously estimated,…

11 månader ago