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Risk of Marine Ice Cliff Collapse Depends on Upstream Ice Thickness, Flow Rates and Sea Ice Debris

Science, June 18 The Thwaites Glacier of West Antarctica, draining an area the size of France is one of the…

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Widespread Acceleration of Mass Loss From Glaciers in Northwest and Central-West Greenland

The Cryosphere Discussions, June 18 New analyses of satellite images reveal that in the past 50 years, the majority of…

五年前

Urgent Need to Include Permafrost and Wildfire Feedbacks in Global Carbon Budgets

PNAS, May 17 Today, carbon emissions (both CO2 and methane) from abrupt permafrost thaw and Arctic wildfires still are not…

五年前

Origins of the Chamoli, India Landslide/Ice Slide Disaster

Science, June 10 In February 2021, a catastrophic flood caused widespread loss and damage in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India. A new…

五年前

Even Between 1.0°C and 2°C, Every Half Degree Matters for the Alps

The Cryosphere, June 15 This study used the new climate models prepared for IPCC AR6 to compare Alps glacier ice…

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Destabilization of Ice Sheets a Primary Initiator of Climate Domino Effects

Earth System Dynamics, June 3 The Greenland Ice Sheet, West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Amazon rainforest, and the largest ocean circulation…

五年前

Arctic Sea Ice Thinning Up to Twice as Much as Previously Estimated

The Cryosphere, June 4 Between 2002 and 2018, sea ice in the Arctic thinned 60 percent more than previously estimated.…

五年前

Melting from Under Greenland’s Ice Sheet Also Contributes to Sea-Level Rise

Nature Communications, June 8 Although most ice loss from Greenland comes from either surface melting, or icebergs breaking from outlet…

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Permafrost Underlies 15% of the Northern Hemisphere’s Land Surface

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth’s Surface, April 23 More than 80% of studies reporting on permafrost area overestimate the baseline…

五年前

Widespread Destabilization of Arctic Infrastructure as Permafrost Thaw Increases

The Cryosphere, May 31 The presence of infrastructure built on permafrost ground in the Arctic causes increased snow accumulation, and…

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