ICCI releases weekly summaries describing the latest findings in cryosphere research and news. These summaries are known as our Cryosphere…
PNAS, 6 July 2026 Antarctic ice shelves act as natural barriers that slow the flow of land ice into the…
Nature Climate Change, 10 June 2026 Human-driven sea-level rise is transforming once-rare “extreme sea-level events” into more frequent coastal hazards,…
Advances in Climate Change Research, June 2026 Extratropical cyclones – large weather systems that transport heat and moisture toward Antarctica…
Ocean Science, 30 June 2026 The North Sea has warmed about twice as fast as the global average sea surface…
Environmental Research Climate, 3 July 2026 Glaciers in the Western Himalayas store vast freshwater reserves that supply rivers supporting drinking…
Climate Dynamics, 28 May 2026 Declining sea ice in the Arctic’s Barents-Kara Sea may be contributing to increased summer rainfall…
Earth System Dynamics, 30 June 2026 Northern high latitude ecosystems above 50°N currently serve as an important carbon sink, storing…
Advances in Climate Change Research, 5 June 2025 Ground slumping, erosion and other hazards resulting from permafrost thaw pose serious…
Environmental Research Letters, 12 June 2026 Global warming leads to widespread permafrost thaw, releasing carbon dioxide and methane that drives…
Nature Perspectives, 17 June 2026 The next 30-50 years provide a critical window for governments to prepare for rising seas…
Nature Earth and Environment, 15 June 2026 Glacier ice loss in Alaska and Iceland has been underestimated in recent decades…
Nature Communications, 16 June 2026 This study produced the first Greenland-wide model of glacier algae, showing that these microscopic organisms…
Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 17 June 2026 This review paper summarizes long-term changes in Greenland ice sheet surface melt…
Nature Communications, 29 May 2026 The soils of Arctic river deltas store large amounts of carbon and nitrogen that have…
Scientific Reports, 27 May 2026 Rising global temperatures increase the exposure of communities and infrastructure to floods and landslides in…