Glaciers

Loss of Snow Cover on Svalbard Glaciers Accelerated Loss Since the mid-1980s.

Nature Communications, September 14 Most of Svalbard’s glaciers and ice caps have lost the porous snow layer that previously protected…

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Large Reduction in Glaciers Under High Emissions Scenario in Central Himalayas

Journal of Glaciology, August 26 Up to 85% of the glaciers found in the Koshi River Basin could disappear by 2100…

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Massive Amounts of Ice Loss in the Cryosphere

The Cryosphere Discussion/Review, August 14 A paper placed in open review notes that the cryosphere globally has lost a total…

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Reconstruction of Sea-level Rise Sources Closes the “Sea-level Budget”

Nature, August 19 For the first time, researchers have been able to close the “sea-level budget” (relative sources of sea-level…

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New Global Estimate of Rock-Debris Cover on Glaciers Helps Improve Projections of Glacier Melt and Sea Level Rise

Nature Geoscience, August 3 An updated approach is required to estimate the melting of global glaciers due to rock debris…

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Extreme Glacier Loss in New Zealand Undeniably Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change

Nature Climate Change, August 3 In New Zealand’s Southern Alps, anthropogenic forcing has made extreme loss of glacier ice at…

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