Perspective: Sweltering Heatwaves Paint Grim Outlook for Many Glaciers Globally

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News Briefing, 25 August 2023 Soaring temperatures have visibly impacted many mountain glaciers across the planet in past months, as…

Catastrophic Penguin Die-off Caused by Antarctica Sea Ice Decline

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Communications Earth & Environment, 24 August 2023 Researchers have confirmed that an extremely early Antarctic sea ice breakup led to…

COP27 Video of the Week: “Witnesses of a Melting Glacier: Monitoring Activity from Marmolada to the Peaks of Georgia”

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In summer 2022, a team of scientists undertook expeditions to Italy and Georgia to monitor the melting of glaciers, and…

Melting Glaciers Expose Vulnerable New Ecosystems in Need of Protection

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Nature, 16 August 2023 An international team of glaciologists has created the first assessment of new ecosystems that will emerge…

Permafrost Riverbanks Erode Faster in a Warming Arctic

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 20 July 2023 Rising air and water temperatures have increased riverbank erosion in permafrost…

COP27 Video of the Week: “Glaciers of Colombia and Ecuador”

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Mountain glaciers provide an essential source of freshwater for downstream communities, particularly during the dry season. This COP27 session explored…

Every Increment of Warming Increases Antarctic Extreme Events, Global Hazards

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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8 August 2023 Extreme events in Antarctica will become more frequent and pronounced unless drastic action…

Extreme Melt Events Increase Sea Level Projections from the Greenland by 14%

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The Cryosphere, 27 July 2023 A new process currently missing from climate models could increase sea level contributions from the…

COP27 Video of the Week: “The Arctic Ocean and Mid-latitudes: What’s Up with the Weather?”

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The Arctic experiences warming up to four times faster than the global average; and the loss of sea ice is…

Confirmation that NW Greenland was Ice-Free During Sustained 1°C-2°C Warming in Earth’s Past

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Science, 20 July 2023 Ancient sediments trapped beneath the northwestern portion of Greenland's ice sheet confirm ice-free conditions existed for…

Continued High Emissions Increase Risk of AMOC Collapse Between 2025-2095

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Nature Communications, 25 July 2023 New findings reveal that if global fossil emissions are not reduced, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning…

Video of the Week: “Understanding Ice Sheet Stability and its Ocean Circulation and Sea-level Rise Impacts” with Benjamin Keisling, Hannah Baranes and Cecilia Morales

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Dr. Benjamin Keisling co-authored the above Greenland paper and volunteered as an Early Career Scientist (ECS) at the 2019 COP25…

Narrow Surface Fractures Destabilize Ice Sheets

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Nature Geoscience, 19 June 2023 Meltwater flows into millions of hairline cracks across the surface of the Greenland and Antarctic…

COP27 Video of the Week: “The Disappearing Glaciers of Svalbard” with Ugo Nanni

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Svalbard is one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth, and these high temperatures have driven unprecedented rates of glacier ice…

Decline in Southern Ocean Krill Due to Global Warming Threatens Whale Populations

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Scientific Reports, 6 June 2023 Diminishing stocks of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean have decreased the average weight of…