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Melting from Under Greenland’s Ice Sheet Also Contributes to Sea-Level Rise

Nature Communications, June 8 Although most ice loss from Greenland comes from either surface melting, or icebergs breaking from outlet…

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Permafrost Underlies 15% of the Northern Hemisphere’s Land Surface

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth’s Surface, April 23 More than 80% of studies reporting on permafrost area overestimate the baseline…

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Widespread Destabilization of Arctic Infrastructure as Permafrost Thaw Increases

The Cryosphere, May 31 The presence of infrastructure built on permafrost ground in the Arctic causes increased snow accumulation, and…

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Unprecedented Heat Wave in Northwest Russia

Some of the earliest temperatures above 30°C ever observed in this part of the Arctic have been measured in recent…

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Role of Ocean Heat in Arctic Winter Sea Ice Reformation

Journal of Climate, May 18 A negative feedback mechanism related to new, but very thin sea ice formation appears to…

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Mercury Released from Southwestern Greenland Ice Sheet

Nature Geoscience, May 24 The Greenland Ice Sheet releases relatively high concentrations of mercury in its runoff, sending large amounts…

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Western Greenland Ice Sheet Nears Tipping Point

PNAS, May 17 Unlike Antarctica with its protective ice shelves, the stability of Greenland’s ice sheet depends on its sheer…

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Arctic Council Scientists Find Arctic Warming Three Times the Global Average

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) and Arctic Council, May 20 In its new climate report, the Arctic Council’s science…

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Extensive Glacier Loss in Himalayas Locked In Even Without Further Warming

Nature Communications, May 17 Glaciers in the greater Himalayan region (sometimes called High Mountain Asia) are the most vulnerable worldwide…

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Legacy Emissions of Permafrost from Overshoot of the Paris Goal

Nature Communications, May 11 Carbon emissions from thawed permafrost are known to continue for 150-200 years after initial thaw, even…

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