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Study of “Decreased” Ice Volume Largely a Matter of Relabeling Glaciers as Ice Sheets

Nature Geoscience, 7 February 2022 Widespread media coverage of this study unfortunately has resulted in a mischaracterization of its main…

四年前

COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Snowpack, Glaciers and Water Supply with Regine Hock

For more on current losses and future projections for the world's glaciers and snowpack, and impacts on water resources, watch…

四年前

Meltwater Intensifies Southern Ocean Freshening Around Antarctica

Scientific Reports, 10 January 2022 Rising global temperatures have shifted westerly winds closer to the Antarctic continent, sending warm eddies…

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First Regional Inventory of Glacial Lake Flooding in Alaska and Canada

The Cryosphere, 25 January 2022 Alaska and northwestern Canada contain more than 27,000 glaciers, which account for the second-largest area…

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Glacier Ice Loss Projected to Double in Svalbard by 2100

Nature, 19 January 2022 Svalbard contains more than one thousand glaciers located across a “climate gradient” – distinct geographical regions…

四年前

COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: A Tale of Two Ice Sheets

In keeping with the contrasting Greenland and Antarctica studies in this week's Capsules, this COP-26 session explains the differences between…

四年前

Ice Loss from Greenland’s Glaciers Driven Largely by Warming Oceans

Science Advances, 1 January 2022 Warm water from the Atlantic Ocean fills the bottom of Greenland's deepest fjords, where its…

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Rapid Retreat Under Glaciers in West Antarctica

Nature Geoscience, 13 January 2022 Scientists are observing unusually rapid retreat along the undersides of several glaciers in the Amundsen…

四年前

COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Increasing the Resilience of Permafrost Wetlands

This jam-packed COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion session looks at how effective management of wetlands can contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation,…

四年前

World’s First Inventory of Subglacial Lakes Finds 20% at Risk

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 4 January 2022 This global inventory provides a detailed map of the current size and…

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