Climate hazards in mountains have compounding negative effects on local ecosystems, with cascading impacts on billions of people downstream and…
In our Cryosphere Capsules this week, we would like to highlight the importance of mountain glaciers and snow on communities…
Nature, 9 November 2022 The “ice stream” in Greenland’s largest drainage basin is shrinking and flowing much faster than previously…
A warm welcome to everyone joining us for the first time after COP27! After daily updates from the Cryosphere Pavilion,…
Welcome to this last "regular" Cryosphere Capsules edition prior to the beginning of COP27 this Sunday, November 6; and running…
Communications Earth & Environment, 13 October 2022 Limiting warming below 1.5°C instead of 2°C could reduce the costs of infrastructure…
Quaternary Science Reviews, 5 October 2022 During the warm period at the end of the last ice age (20,000 years…
Released as an online-only event from the Geneva Hub, this session discusses the importance of revising water governance strategies to…
News Briefing: NSIDC Greenland Ice Sheet Today, September 2022 An early September heat wave swept across Greenland during the first…
Science, 29 September 2022 Rapid loss of Arctic sea ice over the past three decades has accelerated the rate of…
Nature Geoscience, 3 October 2022 While it was previously thought that ocean temperatures were the primary cause of melting along…
Released as an online-only event from the Geneva Hub, this session discussed the potential barriers to uptake as well as…
30 September 2022 Dear Cryosphere Capsule readers: We are happy to share the Focus Days schedule for the COP27 Cryosphere…
Nature, 14 September 2022 For the first time, researchers can precisely monitor the thickness of sea ice during every month…
Scientific Reports, 19 September 2022 Rising global temperatures have accelerated the retreat of the Hoksar Glacier over recent decades, reflecting…