COP29 Video of the Week: Polar Oceans – Triple Threat of Acidification, Warming and Freshening

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The Arctic and Southern Oceans are crucial components of the global climate system. Their unique ecosystems are under serious threat…

Groundbreaking Study Consolidates Two Decades of Glacier Observations

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Nature, 19 February 2025 A comprehensive analysis from the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise, or GlaMBIE, reveals global glaciers are…

Rising Temperatures Expected to Weaken Major Polar-driven Ocean Circulation Systems

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Nature and Environmental Research Letters, 26 February and 3 March 2025 Two recent studies refine predictions of North Atlantic and…

Regime Shift in Antarctic Sea Ice Levels

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Nature Communications Earth and Environment, 21 February 2025 A new study reveals a significant structural shift in Antarctic sea ice…

Predictability of El Niño Southern Oscillation’s Impact on Antarctic Sea Ice

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NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 27 February 2025 The "El Niño Southern Oscillation", or ENSO, is known to influence variability…

Video: Key Findings from Major GlaMBIE Paper on Worldwide Glaciers

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In honor of the very first International Glaciers' Day on March 21, this presentation outlines results from the recent Glacier…

Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctica Trigger Extremes: From Snowfall to Ice Melt and Instability

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Nature Reviews: Earth and Environment, 11 February 2025 A recent review article explains the history of atmospheric rivers in Antarctica,…

Today’s Temperatures Could Lock-in Major Sea Level Rise from West Antarctica

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The Cryosphere, 23 January 2025 Improved ice sheet modeling techniques in this study indicate that current rates of ice loss…

Rising Seas Could Threaten Half of Arctic Communities by 2100

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AGU Earth’s Future, 16 December 2024 This interdisciplinary risk assessment of coastal threats consolidated data on erosion, sea-level rise, and…

COP29 Video of the Week: Slow Onset, High Impact – What Permafrost Means for the Global 1.5°C Target

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Permafrost plays a critical role when calculating current and future carbon emissions. Senior researchers explain recent trends in permafrost thaw,…

1.9 Billion People Vulnerable to Once-a-Century Extreme Floods by 2100

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Nature Communications, 3 February 2025 An analysis of climate change alongside population growth finds that a greater number of people…

Arctic’s “Last Ice Area” Could Disappear Much Sooner Than Earlier Projected

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Communications Earth and Environment, 23 January 2025 The Arctic’s “Last Ice Area” (LIA) – the area north of Greenland and…

COP29 Video of the Week: Vanishing Sea Ice – What It Means for Our Oceans and Ecosystems

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Sea ice is a unique, fundamental, and fragile habitat in the Arctic and Antarctic. Rising temperatures decrease its thickness and…

Greenland Shows Increase in Cracking that May Speed Ice Loss and SLR

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Nature Geoscience, 03 February 2025 New satellite mapping models have revealed increases in both the size and depth of large…

30-40% of Arctic Permafrost Now a Net Source of Emissions

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Nature Climate Change, 21 January 2025 Arctic tundra, forests, wetlands and permafrost store large quantities of carbon emissions, but new…