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Jun 08
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Climate Change and Adverse Incidents in the Arctic

By Yannika Baier Blog, Cryosphere, Cryosphere & Climate, Guest Article
Although the examples in this study are from the Barents Sea region, they are relevant for most areas in the High North. Historically, the Earth’s climate has alternated between cold (glacial) and warm (interglacial) periods. This means that natural climate…
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Jun 03
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Polar Talk #21: The Arctic – Energy balance of a defrosting fridge

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere
The polar caps can be compared with a fridge – energy is constantly extracted from them due to radiation to space and replenished with heat from lower latitudes. Only a slight imbalance between the fluxes is already sufficient to cause…
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Mar 21
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In the Shadow of Climate Change – What Remains of the “Eternal Ice”?

By Yannika Baier Blog, Cryosphere, Cryosphere & Climate, Klimawandel, Kryosphäre & Klima
Figure: The Mittivakkat Glacier shown here is located near the Sermilik research station in East Greenland. (© Karl Steinegger 2024) The majority of the world’s freshwater is stored in glaciers and ice sheets. If all of Earth’s ice were formed…
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Feb 05
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Behind the Scenes – A transdisciplinary, comparative analysis reveals key risks from Arctic permafrost thaw

By Yannika Baier Blog, Climate Change, Cryosphere
Our study examines the key risks associated with Arctic permafrost thaw, which not only contributes to global CO2 and methane emissions but also has direct, widespread impacts on around three million residents living in vulnerable Arctic regions. Thawing permafrost can…
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Jan 22
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Women in Cryospheric Sciences — Making Fieldwork more Inclusive

By Christoph Ruhsam APECS Ressourcen, Blog, Cryosphere
Polar fieldwork is essential for understanding our changing climate, but it still presents significant challenges for women. The blog post highlights these issues, from poor team dynamics and exclusion to inadequate preparation for personal needs like hygiene. Many women reported…
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May 30
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Polar Talk #8: Insights into the adventurous world of scientific polar expeditions

By Iris Cryosphere, Expedition, Polar Ecology, PolarTalk
The photographer and limnologist Klemens Weisleitner currently works at the Department of Ecology at the University of Innsbruck. His research has led him to remote regions in the Arctic and Antarctic. In a fascinating multimedia lecture, he provided insights into…
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May 22
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Glacier shapes unique Antarctic lake ecosystem

By Iris Cryosphere, Expedition, Polar Ecology
APRI members Klemens Weisleitner and Birgit Sattler (University of Innsbruck) joined a scientific expedition team to study the impact of a glacier on a unique Antarctic lake ecosystem.  A glimpse behind the scenes of the Antarctic expedition that led to…
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Mar 17
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The great landslide of Assapaat – a result of thawing permafrost?

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere, Cryosphere & Climate
The large landslide in the form of a frozen debris avalanche occurred on June 13, 2021, at 04:04 a.m. local time in West Greenland on the southern coast of the Nuussuaq Peninsula near Assapaat, opposite Disko Island.   Location of…
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Jun 01
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Greenland – the ‘land of the people’ under the influence of climate change

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere, PolarTalk
Skitouring in the mountains of the fjord system of Nuuk (© Jakob Abermann).   Dr. Jakob Abermann is a meteorologist and glaciologist at the University of Graz. His research took him, among other places, to Greenland for 5 years, which…
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Aug 11
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Monitoring of a Rock Glacier in West Greenland

By Christoph Ruhsam Cryosphere, Field report
As part of the project ACT-RG (An active rock glacier in West Greenland – Deciphering its structure and landform evolution), the researchers Andreas Kellerer-Pirklbauer, Felix Bernsteiner and Jakob Abermann from the Institute of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz,…
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