Key Takeaways from COP28 and the Cryosphere Pavilion in Dubai

2 år ago

We would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone who is joining the "Cryosphere Capsules" newsletter for the first…

Arctic Warming Accelerates Global Temperature Rise Towards Critical 1.5°C Threshold

2 år ago

Journal of Earth System Dynamics, 14 November 2023 The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average…

Octopus DNA Shows Past West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse with Temperatures Similar to Today

2 år ago

Science, 22 December 2023 The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds enough ice to raise global sea level by 5…

COP28 Cryosphere Pavilion: Schedule Updates from Dec. 1 – Dec. 12, 2023

2 år ago

Dear Cryosphere Capsule readers- For the next two weeks, our team will be at COP28 in Dubai helping organize the…

Rapid Disintegration and Weakening of Ice Shelves in North Greenland

3 år ago

Nature Communications, 7 November 2023 The glaciers of North Greenland hold enough ice to raise sea level by 2.1 meters, but…

Stabilizing Long-term Temperatures Below 1.5°C is Essential for the Greenland Ice Sheet

3 år ago

Nature, 18 October 2023 New research suggests that the Greenland Ice Sheet may be slightly more resistant to global warming…

Unavoidable Future Increase in West Antarctic Ice Shelf Melting over the 21st Century

3 år ago

Nature Climate Change, 23 October 2023 A state-of-the-art model suggests that a widespread increase in West Antarctic ice shelf melting,…

Nearly Half of Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Have Shrunk in the Past 25 Years

3 år ago

Science Advances, 12 October 2023 Latest observations reveal that 71 out of the 162 massive ice shelves around Antarctica are…

Video of the Week: “A Tale of Two Poles: Sea Ice at the September Equinox 2023”

3 år ago

Last month, Antarctica's sea ice hit its maximum (largest) extent towards the end of Antarctic winter; but that "maximum" was…

10% of Swiss Glacier Ice Lost within the Past Two Years

3 år ago

GLAMOS Glacier Monitoring Center, 28 September 2023 High summer heat and low winter snowfall have created the perfect storm for…

Antarctica’s Glacial Border Shifts Many Kilometers Every Day with the Tides

3 år ago

The Cryosphere, 26 September 2023 The "grounding line" of the southern Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica can migrate up to…

Video of the Week: “The Road to COP28: Melting Ice, Rising Seas and Why 2°C is Too High” from UNGA Climate Week

3 år ago

Following the UN General Assembly and Climate Ambition Summit in New York, leaders from the Ambition on Melting Ice (AMI)…

Nuvarande klimatförändringar är tillräckliga för att försätta Västantarktis på en väg mot oåterkallelig kollaps

3 år ago

The Cryosphere, 7 September 2023 Two groundbreaking studies reveal that remaining at today's 1.2°C could trigger the slow but certain…

Senaste observationerna: Antarktis värms upp nästan dubbelt så snabbt som resten av världen

3 år ago

Nature Climate Change, 7 September 2023 The Arctic long has been characterized by warming two-four times the global average; now,…

Östantarktis “svaga underliv” drar sig tillbaka nästan lika snabbt som glaciärerna på Västantarktis

3 år ago

The Cryosphere, 31 August 2023 Latest observations confirm that the Vanderford Glacier in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, is the third…