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

四年前

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

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

四年前

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

Meltwater Intensifies Southern Ocean Freshening Around Antarctica

四年前

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

First Regional Inventory of Glacial Lake Flooding in Alaska and Canada

四年前

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

Glacier Ice Loss Projected to Double in Svalbard by 2100

四年前

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

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

四年前

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

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

四年前

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

Rapid Retreat Under Glaciers in West Antarctica

四年前

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

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

四年前

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

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

四年前

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

Rising Global Temperatures Accelerate Coastal Erosion Across the Arctic

四年前

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 11 January 2022 Arctic coasts have different geological compositions depending on their location, but their…

Permafrost Thaw Increases Catastrophic Lake Drainage in Northern Alaska

四年前

Environmental Research Letters, 19 November 2021 An intense period of “catastrophic” lake drainage swept across northern Alaska from 2015-2019 during…

COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Permafrost, Infrastructure Damage and Coastal Erosion with Hugues Lantuit of AWI

四年前

This COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion session examines the future impact, and attempts at mitigation and adaptation in permafrost regions of the…

Working to Decrease Uncertainty of Future Sea-level Rise from Antarctica

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Eos, January 10 Pinning down the amount, rates and timing of future sea-level rise from Antarctica requires more targeted and…

Unprecedented Acceleration of Winter River Flow Associated with Permafrost Thaw in Russian Arctic

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Environmental Research Letters, December 30 The winter flow of Russia’s massive Yenisei River – the largest river emptying into the…