Nature Geoscience, May 24 The Greenland Ice Sheet releases relatively high concentrations of mercury in its runoff, sending large amounts…
PNAS, May 17 Unlike Antarctica with its protective ice shelves, the stability of Greenland’s ice sheet depends on its sheer…
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) and Arctic Council, May 20 In its new climate report, the Arctic Council’s science…
Nature Communications, May 17 Glaciers in the greater Himalayan region (sometimes called High Mountain Asia) are the most vulnerable worldwide…
Nature Communications, May 11 Carbon emissions from thawed permafrost are known to continue for 150-200 years after initial thaw, even…
Nature Communications, May 11 The loss of Antarctica's buttressing ice shelves and glacier retreat due to global warming will expose…
The Cryosphere, May 10 Over 3000 time series, covering 4 overlapping periods between 1931 and 2005 from 644 sites across…
Science Advances, April 28 Past permafrost thaw extended into the high Arctic between 1.5 and 0.5 million years ago, and…
Geology, April 22 Similarities between previous deglaciation periods reveal that the retreat of Arctic ice sheets was a common driver…
Nature, May 6 The widespread disappearance of Himalayan glaciers is associated with the rapid expansion of glacial lakes, increasing the…
Nature, May 5 In addition to the DeConto et al. (2021) study covered in our May 5 “Special Edition,” Nature…
Summary: Allowing global temperatures to rise above 2°C compared to pre-industrial significantly increases the risk of triggering unstoppable Antarctic ice…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 18 Research into the impact of black carbon has long noted the…
Nature, April 28 Between 2000 and 2019, the world’s glaciers lost 267 billion tons of ice per year – equivalent…
Geophysical Research Letters, April 18 The ocean around the base of Antarctica will continue to warm under future emission scenarios,…