Tidal Mechanisms Could Double Rates of Sea Level Rise from Parts of Greenland and Antarctica

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 8 May 2023 Warm seawater can flow many kilometers underneath glaciers as tides…

Rising Temperatures Increase Algae Growth, Glacier Loss Across North Cascades

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Nature Communications, 8 May 2023 Dark red algae on snow can increase spring snowmelt by 20% in the US Pacific…

COP27 Video of the Week: “Cross-regional Climate Impacts and Youth-led Solutions from the Arctic to Africa to the Pacific”

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This panel discussion from COP27 lifts up the voices of young people, underscoring the importance of reducing emissions to slow…

The Importance of 1.5°C for Global Economies due to Cryosphere and Other Impacts

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Environmental Research Letters, 2 May 2023 This study summarizes the long-term risks and consequences associated with overshooting the 1.5°C limit…

Melting Glaciers Pose Increasing Threat to Biodiversity in Mountain Ranges

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Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 May 2023 Glacier retreat across the European Alps decreases the habitat for crucial invertebrate species…

Open Position: Nordic Coordinator

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Virtual – Open to Qualified Applicants in Sweden For Capsule readers in Sweden: ICCI is seeking an enthusiastic Nordic Coordinator…

Global Glaciers Account for One-Fourth of Total Sea Level Rise Since 2010

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Geophysical Research Letters, 26 April 2023 Mountain glaciers worldwide have lost 2% of their ice in the past twelve years,…

One-Century Old Black Carbon Particles from Oil, Coal Burning Found in Remote Antarctic Ice

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Scientific Reports, 21 April 2023 An ice core from the Antarctic Peninsula contains fine soot particles released from oil and…

COP27 Video of the Week: “Slow Onset, Irreversible Events Beyond Adaptation: Global Stocktake, Implementation and 1.5° Ambition” with Florence Colleoni

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Global impacts, especially loss and damage, caused by cryosphere feedbacks from emissions overshoot over 1.5°C will be largely permanent on…

Latest IMBIE Report: Five-fold Increase in Ice Loss from Greenland and Antarctica since the 1990s

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Earth System Science Data, 20 April 2023 This week, IMBIE (the Ice Sheet Mass Balance Inter-comparison Exercise) released its third…

Warming Atlantic Waters Threaten Previously Stable Greenland Glacier

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Nature Communications, 19 April 2023 One of the previously most stable glaciers in Greenland is now retreating at an unprecedented…

Rising Temperatures, Melting Ice Jeopardize World’s Northernmost Research Station

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News Briefing: 19 April 2023 Research stations high above the Arctic circle are experiencing record-breaking temperatures that make it increasingly…

COP27 Video of the Week: “Irreversible Impacts of 1.5°C Overshooting on the Cryosphere” with Climate Analytics’ Carl-Friedrich Schleussner and Uta Klönne, and Fabien Maussion

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Irreversible impacts from cryosphere loss are already visible today due to increasing global warming. Crossing additional cryosphere thresholds will have…

Decreasing Sea Ice Increases Ocean Temperatures and Glacier Melt in West Antarctica

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Geophysical Research Letters, 21 March 2023 Disappearing sea ice near West Antarctica is sending warm water closer to the continent,…

Rising Temperatures and Antarctic Ice Loss Produce First Sign of Slowing Global Ocean Circulation

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Communication Earth & Environment, 13 March 2023 This study combines historical measurements with climate models to reveal that global meridional…