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Worsening Wildfires and Permafrost Thaw Deepen the Batagaika Crater in Siberia

News Briefing: 30 May 2022 Rising global temperatures have accelerated the growth of the Batagaika Crater in Siberia, which is…

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Rising Global Temperatures Increase Rainfall and Ice Loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet

European Space Agency, 25 May 2022 Rain fell on the highest region of the Greenland Ice Sheet for the first…

4 år ago

Human Emissions Exacerbate Record-Breaking Heatwaves in Antarctica

Communications Earth and Environment, 27 May 2022 Long-term summer warming in the Antarctic Peninsula has increased the severity of Antarctic…

4 år ago

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Reducing Ships’ Black Carbon Emissions to Protect the Arctic” with Sian Prior, Dirk Notz, and Lisa Koperqualuk

Black carbon (BC) accelerates ice loss in the Arctic and creates a feedback loop exacerbating global heating; and has health…

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Major Report Released on Antarctica

News Briefing: May 2022 At this week’s Antarctic Treaty Mechanism meetings in Berlin, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)…

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Diminishing Arctic Sea Ice Increases the Vulnerability of Bowhead Whales

Scientific Reports, 20 May 2022 The combination of rapid sea ice loss with increased human activity – including commercial shipping…

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Accelerated Glacier Retreat in the Himalayas Jeopardizes South Asian Agriculture

Nature Climate Change, 19 May 2022 Rising temperatures will accelerate glacier ice loss in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, disrupting previously…

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Rising Tropical Temperatures Increase Ice Loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Nature Communications, 20 May 2022 Warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean served as the main driver behind the melting of…

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COP-26 Video of the Week: “The Permafrost-Sea Ice Connection” with Gustaf Hugelius and Robbie Mallet

Loss of sea ice is associated with permafrost thaw in Earth’s past, likely in part due to damaging wave action.…

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Drought and Temperature Rise Doubled Glacier Ice Loss in Desert Andes Over Past Two Decades

Journal of Glaciology, 12 May 2022 Glaciers in the Jáchal river basin of Argentina are rapidly losing ice. One-quarter of…

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