Coverage levels fall a million square kilometres short of the long-term average, with global heating likely driving losses

CIRES scientists use satellites to uncover how and when the first known ice shelf estuary formed on the Greenland Ice Sheet

CIRES scientists use satellites to uncover how and when the first known ice shelf estuary formed on the Greenland Ice Sheet

Abstract. Supraglacial rivers may reduce ice-shelf instability by draining meltwater from the ice-shelf surface, limiting loading-induced stresses from ponded meltwater. However, if a supraglacial riv...

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Antarctic sea-level contribution is largely controlled by coastal ice-sheet processes, emphasizing the need for detailed observations in this region Data gaps in the ice sheet's coastal zone are ...

Experts are analyzing decades of images from Landsat satellites for clues about how the iconic birds have responded to sea ice disruptions in the past.

The Trump administration said it would stop funding the Arctic Report Card, the longstanding effort to collect research on how the fastest-warming place on Earth is changing. It's the latest in a series of moves by the administration to curtail scientific research into the impacts of climate change. William Brangham discussed more with glaciologist Twila Moon, the Arctic Report Card's editor.

Abstract. Surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet has intensified in recent decades, accelerating mass loss. Slush, i.e., water-saturated snow or firn, is a key component of the ice sheet's surface hy...

Abstract. Surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet has intensified in recent decades, accelerating mass loss. Slush, i.e., water-saturated snow or firn, is a key component of the ice sheet's surface hy...

Abstract. Surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet has intensified in recent decades, accelerating mass loss. Slush, i.e., water-saturated snow or firn, is a key component of the ice sheet's surface hy...

Federal money built this research powerhouse. Can private industry sustain it?

Our new Secretary of State for Energy faces the first big climate test for Andy Burnham's new government -- whether or not to approve new North Sea oil & gas developments. Sign the open letter asking ...

New framework helps forecasters provide guardrails rather than guarantees

Midsummer in the Northern hemisphere marks the dead of winter in Antarctica, usually a time when temperatures plunge and the surrounding ocean ices over, nearly doubling the continent’s size. But…

CU Boulder has been ranked eighth globally in the latest analysis of the most highly cited climate research institutions by Carbon Brief.

YouTube video by Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM)

YouTube video by Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM)

CIRES-led research reveals two-thirds of US television news segments about climate change don’t mention policy at all

Unintended consequence of US president’s actions will be boon for China, the leading renewables manufacturer

News media outlets are retreating from covering climate change, according to the Media and Climate Change Observatory at the University of Colorado Boulder, which has been tracking this trend for…

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The Trump administration is holding up some National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant funding. Earlier this month, the University of Colorado released a statement sayin…

CU scientists and students just headed to the Mountain Research Station at 9,500 feet to measure snowpack. What they found has them worried about water and