Permafrost Thaw Could Damage 30-50% of Arctic Infrastructure by 2050

4 år ago

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, January 11 Rising global temperatures and intensifying heat waves have accelerated the thaw of permafrost…

COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Risks of Massive Ice Loss and Sea-level Rise from Antarctica; with Rob DeConto, University of Massachusetts Amherst

4 år ago

For an explanation of the kind of modeling results and irreversible sea-level rise from Antarctica noted in the above Nature…

Past Antarctic Ice Sheet Tipping Points Occurred Within a Single Decade

4 år ago

Nature Communications, November 15 At the end of the last Ice Age, there were eight periods in which elevated global…

Ten-fold Increase in Himalayan Ice Loss Over Recent Decades

4 år ago

Scientific Reports, December 20 During the past four decades, Himalayan glaciers have experienced a ten-fold increase in ice loss compared…

COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: The Important Role of Ice Shelves with Twila Moon, NSIDC; and Susheel Adusumilli and Natalia Erazo, Scripps

4 år ago

Over the coming weeks, the Cryosphere Capsules will feature videos of some of the best and most impactful side events…

The Arctic is Warming Four Times Faster Than the Global Average

4 år ago

American Geophysical Union, December 13 Previous scientific studies and reports may have underestimated the degree of warming in the Arctic…

Antarctica’s Eastern Thwaites Ice Shelf Moving Close to Collapse

4 år ago

American Geophysical Union, December 13 Rising global temperatures appear to be accelerating the spread of deep and fast-moving cracks across…

COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Greenland’s Future with Mark Serreze, NSIDC and Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts Amherst

4 år ago

Over the coming weeks, the Cryosphere Capsules will feature videos of some of the best and most impactful side events…

Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Increases Risk of Major Wildfires in the US

4 år ago

Nature Communications, October 26 Rising global temperatures accelerate the decline of Arctic sea ice extent, which this study associated with…

Extreme and Erratic Melting Has Accelerated on Greenland Ice Sheet

4 år ago

Nature Communications, November 1 Meltwater runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet has increased by 21% over the past forty years,…

COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Arctic Sea Ice Projections with Walt Meier

4 år ago

Over the coming weeks, the Cryosphere Capsules will feature videos of some of the best and most impactful side events…

More Rain and Less Snow in the Arctic by 2100

4 år ago

Nature Communications, November 30 Updated climate models for the IPCC's Sixth Assessment (AR6) reveal that precipitation in the Arctic is…

Evidence of Arctic Warming Already in Early 1900’s

4 år ago

Scientific Advances, November 24 Sampling of marine debris indicates that the Arctic may have already begun warming in the early…

Rising Air Coastal Air Temperatures Across Antarctica Threaten Ice Shelves

5 år ago

Scientific Reports, October 1 Heatwaves are projected to double in frequency in West Antarctica and triple in East Antarctica by…

Role of Arctic Oscillation in Triggering Siberian Forest Fires

5 år ago

Scientific Reports, September 24 Rising global temperatures have increased the frequency of unprecedented heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires in Siberia over…