40% of New Zealand’s Glaciers Could Disappear within a Decade

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Global and Planetary Change, 19 March 2022 More than one-third of New Zealand’s glacier ice volume has disappeared within the…

Increased Growth of Arctic Plants Does Not “Counteract” Climate Change

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Scientific Reports, 21 March 2022 There has been speculation that warmer temperatures and a longer growing season in the Arctic…

COP-26 Video of the Week: Extreme Weather, Sea Ice and Arctic Warming with Walt Meier and Robbie Mallet

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The loss of Arctic sea ice may be associated with many recent extreme weather events: from droughts and wildfires in…

Black Carbon Accelerates Melting of South Andean Snowpack

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Environmental Research Letters, 25 March 2022 Concentrations of black carbon (BC) in the snow near Santiago, one of the most…

Extreme Rainfall Increases Permafrost Thaw for Multiple Years in Siberian Tundra

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Nature Communications, 23 March 2022 Extreme summer rainfall can increase the depth of permafrost thaw by over 30% in the…

Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Raises Temperatures Across Tibetan Plateau

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NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 28 March 2022 The decline of sea ice in the Barents-Kara Seas could account for…

COP-26 Video of the Week: Impact of Lost Sea Ice / Ecosystem Collapse with Helen Findley, Walt Meier, and Martin Sommerkorn

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What are the impacts of Arctic and Southern Ocean sea ice loss on marine ecosystems and fisheries? How is this…

Multi-year Winter Sea Ice in the Arctic is Vanishing Faster Than Expected

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Geophysical Research Letters, 10 March 2022 Much of Arctic sea ice research focuses on summer sea ice loss; but this…

Record-Breaking Heatwaves Simultaneously Hit Antarctica and the Arctic; Conger Ice Shelf Collapses

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Both of Earth’s polar regions experienced extreme heat this week, with parts of Antarctica rising more than 40°C above average;…

COP-26 Video of the Week: Committed Permafrost Emissions and Intergenerational Justice with Gustaf Hugelius, Jens Strauss, and Sarah Chadburn

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Permafrost begins emitting carbon into the atmosphere as soon as its first thaw. These emissions can continue for over 100…

High-Elevation Permafrost More Vulnerable to Rising Temperatures than Arctic Permafrost

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Nature Communications, 14 March 2022 Even at current levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, 60% of high-elevation “alpine” permafrost and 20%…

Tipping Point for Permafrost Peatlands Sooner Than Expected

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Nature Climate Change, 14 March 2022 Large expanses of northern Europe and western Siberia may become too warm and wet…

COP-26 Video of the Week: Triple Threat to Polar Oceans with Carol Turley, Helen Findley, Sian Henley, Rolf Rødven and Anne Nuorgam

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The Arctic and Southern Oceans play a key role in regulating the global climate, but are under serious threat from…

Rising Temperatures Double Glacier Loss in the Russian High Arctic

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The Cryosphere, 6 January 2022 Glaciers in the Russian High Arctic lost twice as much ice between 2010 and 2017…

Decline in Salmon Size Signals Potentially Significant Fisheries and Ecosystem Shift in the North Atlantic

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Science Advances, 4 March 2022 In 2005, a sudden reduction in the transport of Arctic water into the Norwegian Sea…