Latest Research

Rapid Thinning of Floating Ice Debris Threatens Ice Shelf Stability in Antarctica

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 5 A major pre-existing crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf broke…

5 år ago

Largest Glaciers in Southern Europe Rapidly Disappearing

Geophysical Research Letters, August 29 Glaciers in the Pyrenees Mountains had lost 88% of their 1850 volume by 2016. Since…

5 år ago

Multi-year Arctic Sea Ice Declines to Near-record Low

National Snow & Ice Data Center, September 22 Although media tend to focus on the Arctic sea ice extent (or…

5 år ago

Fast-moving Winds Accelerate Ocean Acidification in the Gulf of Alaska

Nature Communications Earth & Environment, September 15 Fast-flowing winds over the Gulf of Alaska appear to be increasing the rate…

5 år ago

Physical Link Shown Between Arctic Warming and Extreme Winter Cold Events

Science, September 3 Rapid warming in the Arctic, including loss of Arctic sea ice seems to be associated with increasing…

5 år ago

Rising Temperatures Strengthen Ocean Currents and Threaten Ice Shelves in West Antarctica

The Cryosphere, September 1 Rising global temperatures are accelerating melt at the base of ice shelves in West Antarctica, sending…

5 år ago

Meltwater and Changing Winds Destabilizing the Antarctic Peninsula

The Cryosphere, September 8 Ice loss from the Antarctic Peninsula has accelerated over the past four decades. Two main factors,…

5 år ago

Increase in Glacier Melt with Rising Temperatures in North Greenland

The Cryosphere, August 24 Since the 1980s, ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet has increased six-fold. The Ryder Glacier,…

5 år ago

Warming Similar to Today Triggered Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Scientific Reports, August 19 During the Last Inter-Glacial (LIG, between ice ages) 125,000 years ago, ocean temperatures rose 1.5-2°C above…

5 år ago

Greater Precipitation and Meltwater Reduce Nutrient Availability in the Arctic Ocean

Nature Geoscience, August 16 In the western and central Arctic Ocean, distinct layers of ocean water – based on their…

5 år ago