Greenland at the tipping point
Past meltdowns occurred with temperatures only slightly higher than today’s, suggesting world is overestimating Greenland ice sheet stability
Arctic
What is in Arctic Report card 2019?
The 2019 edition of the NOAA Arctic Report Card containing latest peer-reviewed insights is now available. What does it tell us?
Greenland Ice Sheet melting 7x faster than in 1990s
New study in Nature from IMBIE – Greenland Ice Sheet Melting 7x faster that in 1990s. It is tracking high-end worst case IPCC scenario.
#SROCC – The Shocking new IPCC report is out
Latest IPCC Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (#SROCC) is available. It explains why scientists are freaking out.
Greenland rapidly changing from snowcone to popsicle
New Study reveals that ice slabs on Greenland ice sheet are growing. This has huge implications for melt runoff and sea level projections.
Greenland Melt event in July 2019
The rather “shocking” fact is that in summer ice in Greenland is melting. OK, I put air quotes around the word “shocking” to suggest that this is what happens in summer and to hint that we should not be shocked. However, what is currently happening is actually truly shocking the subject matter experts, and so … Read more