COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion: Call for Side Events and ECS Volunteers

12 månader ago

Dear Friends of the Cryosphere Pavilion and Cryosphere Capsule Readers! The COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion side event application portal will open…

Ancient River Landscapes Steer Ice Movement in East Antarctica

12 månader ago

Nature Geoscience, 11 July 2025 New radar measurements identify remarkably flat surfaces and deep troughs in the ground buried beneath…

Increasing Black Carbon on North American Glaciers Portends Faster Loss

12 månader ago

Communications Earth & Environment, 15 July 2025 North American glaciers have rapidly retreated over the last decade, with increasing black…

Increasing Number of Meltwater Ponds in East Antarctica May Destabilize Ice Shelves

1 år ago

Nature Climate Change, 4 July 2025 This landmark study offers the first high-resolution, continent-wide map of surface meltwater across Antarctica,…

Sharp Rise in Greenland and Antarctic Surface Melt Since the 1990s

1 år ago

Nature Climate Change, 4 July 2025 Daily observations of surface melt over the past three decades show that overall melting…

Sea Ice: Last Line of Defense for Weakened Antarctic Ice Shelves

1 år ago

Nature Geoscience, 1 July 2025 Researchers tracking sea ice, ocean swell and ice shelf conditions over multiple years in two…

COP29 Video of the Week: It’s Getting Hot Up Here – A Beginner’s Guide to the Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice

1 år ago

Dr. Robbie Mallett from the University of Tromsø shared a synopsis of the current state of Arctic sea ice, reflected…

Newly Found Ocean Feedback Loop Threatens the Future of Antarctic Sea Ice

1 år ago

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 30 June 2025 Satellite observations have revealed a sharp increase in the salinity…

Black Carbon Drives Glacial Retreat, Snowfall Decline in Tibetan Plateau

1 år ago

Communications Earth and Environment, 4 June 2025 Black carbon emissions have significantly reduced frozen water storage across the Tibetan Plateau,…

Warming Increases Amount of Harmful Algal Blooms

1 år ago

Communications Earth and Environment, 9 June 2025 This research suggests that warming coastal waters will significantly increase the occurrence of…

Observed Emperor Penguin Population Decline Double that of Projections

1 år ago

Communications Earth and Environment, 10 June 2025 Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have declined two times faster than previously predicted…

Press Conference at UNFCCC Meetings in Bonn: Two Sides of the Same Ice Cube – Thresholds Well Below 1.5°C Paris Limit for Ice Sheets, Glaciers

1 år ago

Major tipping points for Earth’s ice sheets and mountain glaciers can occur at temperatures well below 1.5°C. Lead authors of…

Clarification of the UNOC 3 Green Zone “Pavilion de la Cryosphère” as Unassociated with ICCI and COP Cryosphere Pavilions

1 år ago

Dear Friends of the Cryosphere Pavilion and Cryosphere Capsule Readers, Due to ongoing confusion and to avoid misrepresentation, ICCI and…

Present-Day Warming Nearing Critical Threshold for West Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability

1 år ago

Communications Earth and Environment, 30 May 2025 Research analyzing the Antarctic Ice Sheet's behavior over the past 800,000 years finds…

North Atlantic Marine Heatwaves Growing Increasingly Frequent, Intense

1 år ago

Nature, 4 June 2025 The North Atlantic Ocean experienced an unprecedented marine heatwave in summer 2023, driven by unusually weak…