Permafrost Thaw Increases Risk and Large Future Costs of Infrastructure on the Third Pole

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Communications Earth & Environment, 13 October 2022 Limiting warming below 1.5°C instead of 2°C could reduce the costs of infrastructure…

Ice Sheets Rapidly Expelling Meltwater Can Produce Deep Underwater Valleys on Human Timescales

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Quaternary Science Reviews, 5 October 2022 During the warm period at the end of the last ice age (20,000 years…

Geneva-Hosted COP-26 Hub Event: “Mountain Water Resources in a Changing Climate”

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Released as an online-only event from the Geneva Hub, this session discusses the importance of revising water governance strategies to…

Unprecedented and Extreme Surface Melt of Greenland in September

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News Briefing: NSIDC Greenland Ice Sheet Today, September 2022 An early September heat wave swept across Greenland during the first…

Arctic Ocean Acidifying Three to Four Times Faster Than Other Oceans

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Science, 29 September 2022 Rapid loss of Arctic sea ice over the past three decades has accelerated the rate of…

Atmospheric Warming Combined with Meltwater Increases Ocean Melting of Greenland Glaciers

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Nature Geoscience, 3 October 2022 While it was previously thought that ocean temperatures were the primary cause of melting along…

Geneva-Hosted COP-26 Hub Event: “Upscaling adaptation solutions for vulnerable mountain regions through international cooperation”

4 år ago

Released as an online-only event from the Geneva Hub, this session discussed the potential barriers to uptake as well as…

Focus Days Schedule for the COP7 Cryosphere Pavilion

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30 September 2022 Dear Cryosphere Capsule readers: We are happy to share the Focus Days schedule for the COP27 Cryosphere…

New Satellite Technology Gives Reliable Year-Round Measurements for Arctic Sea Ice Thickness

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Nature, 14 September 2022 For the first time, researchers can precisely monitor the thickness of sea ice during every month…

Black Carbon and Reduced Snowfall Threaten Frozen Freshwater Resources in Himalaya

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Scientific Reports, 19 September 2022 Rising global temperatures have accelerated the retreat of the Hoksar Glacier over recent decades, reflecting…

Geneva-Hosted COP-26 Hub Event: “Indigenous People’s Rights and Climate Change in the Arctic”

4 år ago

Streamed as a webinar from the Geneva Hub, this session offers first-hand insights into the perspectives of Indigenous communities affected…

New Trigger of Antarctic Ice Sheet Loss Could Become a Significant Source of Sea-Level Rise

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Nature Communications, 14 September 2022 Scientists have identified a significant new trigger for faster Antarctic ice sheet loss, which could…

Thwaites Glacier Capable Of Retreating Twice As Fast As Previously Thought

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Nature Geosciences, 5 September 2022 New mapping of the seabed in front of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica has…

Latest State of the Climate Report Released

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American Meteorological Society The 2021 State of the Climate report, led by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s…

Geneva-Hosted COP-26 Hub Event: “A world without glaciers – How can scientists contribute to enhancing climate ambition, in Switzerland and beyond?”

4 år ago

Glaciers, snow cover and permafrost are disappearing all over the world as a result of global warming. Faced with this…