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Journal of Earth System Dynamics, 14 November 2023 The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average…
Science, 22 December 2023 The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds enough ice to raise global sea level by 5…
Dear Cryosphere Capsule readers- For the next two weeks, our team will be at COP28 in Dubai helping organize the…
Nature Communications, 7 November 2023 The glaciers of North Greenland hold enough ice to raise sea level by 2.1 meters, but…
Nature, 18 October 2023 New research suggests that the Greenland Ice Sheet may be slightly more resistant to global warming…
Nature Climate Change, 23 October 2023 A state-of-the-art model suggests that a widespread increase in West Antarctic ice shelf melting,…
Science Advances, 12 October 2023 Latest observations reveal that 71 out of the 162 massive ice shelves around Antarctica are…
Last month, Antarctica's sea ice hit its maximum (largest) extent towards the end of Antarctic winter; but that "maximum" was…
GLAMOS Glacier Monitoring Center, 28 September 2023 High summer heat and low winter snowfall have created the perfect storm for…
The Cryosphere, 26 September 2023 The "grounding line" of the southern Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica can migrate up to…
Following the UN General Assembly and Climate Ambition Summit in New York, leaders from the Ambition on Melting Ice (AMI)…
The Cryosphere, 7 September 2023 Two groundbreaking studies reveal that remaining at today's 1.2°C could trigger the slow but certain…
Nature Climate Change, 7 September 2023 The Arctic long has been characterized by warming two-four times the global average; now,…
The Cryosphere, 31 August 2023 Latest observations confirm that the Vanderford Glacier in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, is the third…