Halting Fossil Fuel Emissions to Protect Permafrost Ecosystems, Prevent Long-term Global Impacts from Permafrost Thaw

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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 29 June 2022 In this week's Capsules, we wanted to highlight an important "consensus paper" from…

U.S. Creates New Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic

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26 August 2022 On Friday, the U.S. Department of State announced plans to appoint the first-ever Arctic Ambassador-at-Large; and expressed…

COP-26 Video of the Week: “State of the Cryosphere Report” with Julie Brigham-Grette, Pam Pearson, and Heidi Sevestre

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The State of the Cryosphere report, first published last year at COP26 in Glasgow, will be released every year through…

Warming Circumpolar Ocean Currents Thin East Antarctic Ice Shelves

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Nature Climate Change, 2 August 2022 Mid-depth water temperatures around East Antarctica have risen by nearly 2°C over the past…

Study Doubles Estimates of Ice Shelf Melting in Antarctica

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Nature, 10 August 2022 This study provides the first comprehensive map of iceberg “calving” across Antarctica; and doubles previous estimates…

Snow Research with Arctic Communities Deepens Understanding of Arctic Climate

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The Cryosphere, 17 August 2022 Bringing together observational research with local indigenous knowledge, this study identifies three interlocking factors that…

Switzerland’s Glaciers Decreased 50% in Eighty Years

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The Cryosphere, 22 August 2022 The 1400 Swiss glaciers have lost half their total ice volume during just the past…

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Needed Emissions Reductions and 50×30 Analyses” with Joeri Rogelj and Ryan Wilson

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The IPCC has made it clear that 50% emissions reductions must occur globally by 2030 to remain close to 1.5°C…

Arctic Warming Four Times Faster Than the Rest of the World

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Communications Earth & Environment, 11 August 2022 Climate models typically estimate that the Arctic is warming 2.5 times faster than…

East Antarctica Far More Vulnerable to High Emissions: Could Add Up to Five Meters Sea-Level Rise by 2300

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Nature, 10 August 2022 Under a high-emissions scenario, ice loss could accelerate across the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and generate…

COP-26 Video of the Week: “Indigenous Knowledge and Cryosphere Science” with Tiana Carter, Penehuro Lefale, and Kelly Moneymaker

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Arctic and Mountain indigenous peoples have intimate knowledge of the regions in which they live and the ongoing impacts of…

Rapid Glacier Melting Produces Devastating Landslides Across the World

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News Briefing: 19 July 2022 Over the past decade, dozens of major high-mountain slopes around the world have partially collapsed…

Arctic Sea Ice More Sensitive to Wildfires in Western US

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Science Advances, 27 July 2022 Several decades ago, an extended period with abnormally few “controlled burning” fires in the United…

Webinars Aug 9 & 10: Cryosphere in the UNFCCC and COP27 Cryosphere Pavilion

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On Tuesday, August 9 at 13:00 Central European time (CEST) and Wednesday, August 10 at 1PM Eastern Time (EDT), ICCI…

COP-26 Video of the Week: “The Arctic, the Fastest-Warming Region on Earth: New Science Findings from AMAP” with Benjamin DeAngelo, Rolf Rødven, and Jason Box

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Surface temperatures in the Arctic are more than three times higher than the global average. The communities, ecosystems, and species…