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Extreme Meltwater Conditions on the Antarctic Peninsula’s Largest Remaining Ice Shelf

The Cryosphere, February 25 During 2019-2020, surface melt duration and extent on the George VI Ice Shelf hit record-breaking highs,…

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Snow Depth and Duration Rapidly Decreasing Across the Entire European Alps

The Cryosphere, March 18 The first Alpine-wide analysis of snow trends, based on in situ measurements from six Alpine countries…

5 år ago

Acceleration of Western Arctic Sea Ice Loss Linked to Warming Pacific Air Currents

Nature Communications, March 9 The western Arctic – located north of Alaska and Canada – has seen the fastest sea…

5 år ago

Future Increase in Glacial Lakes in Himalayas and Central Asia

Journal of Glaciology, March 2 This new inventory of potential future lakes detected more than 25,000 “overdeepenings” (valleys gouged into…

5 år ago

Sea-level Rise by 2100 Could Exceed IPCC Projections Under High Emissions Scenarios

One Earth, December 18, 2020 In relation to the above work on Antarctic sea-level rise, this late 2020 paper by…

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Projections of Antarctic Ice Sheet Loss by 2100 Using CMIP6 Models for IPCC AR6

The Cryosphere, February 26 The contribution of Antarctica to global sea level rise by 2100 varies widely based on the…

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One of Earth’s Largest Ocean Circulation Systems Slows to Unprecedented Rates

Nature Geoscience, February 25 After a long and relatively stable period, one of Earth’s largest ocean circulation systems — the…

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Melting of Southern European Glacier is Faster Than in any Previous Warm Phase During the Last 2000 Years

The Cryosphere, March 3 The response of glaciers in southern European mountain ranges, such as the Pyrenees, to previous warm…

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Projections of Greenland Ice Sheet Loss by 2100 Using CMIP6 Models for IPCC AR6

The Cryosphere, February 26 The contribution of Greenland to global sea level rise by 2100 can be as low as…

5 år ago

Major Infrastructure Damage in Northwestern Greenland due to Accelerating Glacier Melt

Journal of Glaciology, February 17 In northwestern Greenland, rapid increases in meltwater from Qaanaaq Glacier resulted in two abnormally intense…

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