Extreme Losses of Patagonia’s Glaciers May Slow With Lower Emissions

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Scientific Reports, August 19 The glaciers of the Southern Andes, in Patagonia are extremely sensitive to surface melting, and have…

Arctic Meltwater and Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten the Stability of Atlantic Circulation

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Nature Climate Change, August 5 The Atlantic Ocean’s major circulation system could be approaching a critical threshold. It is exhibiting…

Decline in Plankton Diversity with Reduced Sea Ice Extent in West Antarctica

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Nature Communications, August 16 Rising temperatures and the loss of sea ice threatens the future of carbon-consuming plankton in Antarctic…

Rain Falls for First Time on Record at Greenland’s Highest Point

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NSIDC, August 18 Rain was observed at the highest point of the Greenland Ice Sheet for several hours on August…

Velocity of Outlet Glaciers Plays Pivotal Role in Ice Loss from Greenland Ice Sheet

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Journal of Glaciology, August 3 The velocity of outlet (or peripheral) glaciers greatly influences the rate of ice loss from…

Recent Wildfires in Northeastern Russia Hit Record-Breaking Emissions Levels

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Copernicus Biogeosciences, July 14 Total carbon emissions from widespread wildfires in northeastern Russia reached an all-time record high already in…

IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) Release of WG1 Report: The Physical Science Basis of Climate Change

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Link to SPM: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-working-group-i/ IPCC Press Conference and Release of Report, live at 10AM CEST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z149vLKn9d8&ab_channel=IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange%28IPCC%29 The IPCC on Friday,…

Patterns of Permafrost Thaw in Central Alaska: Tussock and Spruce Ecosystems May Be Protective

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The Cryosphere, August 3 Permafrost with high levels of frozen organic carbon has been warming and degrading in many mixed-forest…

Record Winter Winds This Year Accelerated Loss of Thicker and Older Arctic Sea Ice

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Nature Communications Earth & Environment, August 3 Newly emerging strong winds in the Beaufort Sea region may cause unusually high…

Thawing Permafrost Releases Unanticipated Reservoirs of “Fossil” Methane

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 10 Two regions of Siberian permafrost seem to be releasing methane that…

Vulnerability of High Arctic Indigenous Communities and Ecosystems to Rising Ocean Temperatures

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Nature Communications, July 22 On our present climate trajectory, the North Water ecosystem (NOW), a unique open-water ecosystem surrounded by…

Past Abrupt Climate Warming Shows Cascading Impacts in Just Decades, but Persisting for Centuries

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Nature Geoscience, July 29 This review paper assesses abrupt changes in climate over the past 30,000 years, and finds that…

Accelerating Glacier Ice Loss in the Russian Arctic from Current Atmospheric and Oceanic Warming

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Journal of Geophysical Research, June 30 Glaciers across the Russian Arctic are losing accelerating amounts of ice each year, especially…

Arctic Sea Ice Loss Far More Rapid and Extensive than Projected Using Best-fit Models

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Nature Communications Earth & Environment, July 15 Model-based projections of Arctic sea ice extent have traditionally lagged behind real-world observations,…

Warm Ocean Water Accelerating Melt Rate of Langhovde Ice Shelf in East Antarctica

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Nature Communications, July 9 The Langhovde ice shelf, 3 km wide is a relatively (for Antarctica) small ice shelf on…