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…

Extreme Heat Accelerates Ice Loss and Drives Intense Melting From the Greenland Ice Sheet

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News Briefing: 20 July 2022 Temperatures in northern Greenland are running 5-7°C (10°F) warmer than normal for this time of…

Extensive Snow Loss Increases Greenland’s Vulnerability to Cloud-Free Days

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Nature Communications, 21 July 2022 Under a high-emissions scenario, ice loss driven by the absorption of heat from the sun…

Warming Permafrost Increases Frequency of Devastating Landslides in Greenland

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Springer Science: Landslides, 23 July 2022 Permafrost also exists on Greenland; and rising global temperatures have accelerated its thaw, increasing…

COP26 Video of the Week: “Ministerial Dialogue to Scale Up Investment in Mountain Specific Climate Priorities” with ICIMOD

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This session introduces “Mountains of Opportunity," a new approach to scale up investment in mountain-specific climate priorities across the Hindu…

Higher Temperatures Increase Glacier Retreat and Quadruple the Number of Floods in Pakistan

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News Briefing: 14 July 2022 More than thirty glacial lakes in the Himalaya, Hindu Kush and Karakoram mountains of Pakistan…

European Heatwaves Increase the Risk of Devastating Avalanches Across the Alps

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News Briefing: 19 July 2022 Glaciologists are monitoring a new crack on the Marmolada Glacier that partially collapsed earlier this…

Decline in Rocky Mountain Snowpack Threatens Future Water Resources in Western U.S.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 July 2022 Under a high emissions scenario, 80% of the water contained…

Previous Landslides Can Triple the Intensity of Glacial Lake Floods

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Scientific Reports, 20 July 2022 Even small glacial lake outburst floods in the mountains can transform into huge debris flows,…

COP26 Video of the Week: “Cryosphere Science and Adaptation Solutions to Scale Up Climate Action in the Hindu Kush Himalaya” with ICIMOD

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This session focuses on high-impact solutions that can deliver climate action in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region at the…

Rising Temperatures Jeopardize Hydropower Systems Across High Mountain Asia

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Nature Geoscience, 23 June 2022 The accelerated retreat of glaciers in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions of Asia…

Decline in Ozone Over the Arctic Intensifies Drought Conditions in Europe and Eurasia

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Nature Geoscience, 7 July 2022 Increasing emissions of ozone-depleting substances has weakened the ozone layer over the Arctic, contributing to…

Decreased Snow Cover in the Alps Threatens Europe’s Water Supplies

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Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21 June 2022 Rising temperatures from continued high CO2 emissions may cut in half the…

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