BellingenNSW3d ago

I know you are all waiting for cheap oil, but

"Cutting the carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels to zero is the only way to halt global heating. WWF is also calling for emperor penguins to be listed as a “specially protected species” at the next Antarctic treaty meeting in May in Japan, which would help reduce other pressures on their habitat such as tourism and shipping."

“Human-induced climate change poses the most significant threat. Early sea ice breakup is already affecting colonies around the Antarctic, and further changes in sea ice will continue to affect their breeding, feeding and moulting habitat. Emperor penguins are a sentinel species that tell us about our changing world and how well we are controlling greenhouse gas emissions that lead to climate change.” >>
Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction >>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/mass-drowning-of-chicks-puts-emperor-penguins-at-risk-of-extinction
#FossilFuels #cryosphere #biodiversity #collapse #extinction #oil #antarctica #climate #penguins #SentinelSpecies

Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction

Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice is having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers

The Guardian
💧🌏 Greg Cocks3d ago
The New Glacial Geomorphological Map From New Zealand [2021]
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https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr/2021/04/02/new-zealand-geomorphology-glaciers/ <-- shared (2021) technical article/blog, Cryospheric Sciences (CR) Division, @European Geosciences Union
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https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2021.1876777 <-- shared (2020) paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #NewZealand #geomorphology #NewZealand #SouthernAlps #Quaternary #glaciation #landscape #hydrogeomorphology #water #ice #sediment #glacier #glacial #cryosphere #spatialanalysis #geology #Ahuriri #AhuririRiver #paleolake #WaitakiRiver #basin #remotesensing #postglacial #moraine #glaciology #cryosphere #processes #morphology #LastGlacialMaximum #geochronology
O=C=O4d ago

High Mountain Asia's melting glaciers may threaten future water security

#Glaciers in High Mountain #Asia—a region encompassing the #Tibet'an Plateau and its surrounding mountain ranges—are shrinking rapidly, endangering #water resources for millions of people, suggests a new study. Using satellite data from NASA's GRACE missions, results show that these extensive glacier systems, often called the "water towers of Asia," experienced significant losses in mass between 2002 and 2023.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-high-mountain-asia-glaciers-threaten.html

#ClimateCrisis
#Hydrology
#Cryosphere

High Mountain Asia's melting glaciers may threaten future water security

Glaciers in High Mountain Asia—a region encompassing the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding mountain ranges—are shrinking rapidly, endangering water resources for millions of people, suggests a new study. Using satellite data from NASA's GRACE missions, results show that these extensive glacier systems, often called the "water towers of Asia," experienced significant losses in mass between 2002 and 2023. These findings reveal that if the extreme conditions that led to this decline continue, enhanced glacier melt could intensify short-term flood risks and substantially reduce long-term meltwater availability. The researchers say the findings underscore the need for reduced greenhouse gas emissions to stave off glacier melt and preserve a larger fraction of the region's cryospheric water storage.

Phys.org
💧🌏 Greg Cocks5d ago
A Review Of Evolving Remote Sensing And Automated Techniques In Rock Glacier Mapping
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2026.105473 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #rockglacier #glaciers #permafrost #remotesensing #interferometry #earthobservation #spatialanalysis #machinelearning #AI #machinelearning #ML #deeplearning #CNN #metrics #inventory #earthobservation #GeoAI #geostatistics #InSAR #LiDAR #radar #satellite #review #literaturereview #geomorphology #geomorphometry #hydrology #geohazard #risk #hazard #engineeringgeology #biodiversity #permafrost #cryosphere #ice #snow #geology #assessment #survey #research
@Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau | @University of Canterbury
Show threadGlacierwatch6d ago

The State of the Cryosphere Report 2024 warns that on a trajectory toward 3°C of warming, many regions will experience sea level rise and water resource loss beyond adaptation limits this century.

Geoengineering is not a plan. Decarbonisation is.

#Glacierwatch #Geoengineering #Glaciers #ClimateCrisis #Cryosphere

O=C=OApr 5

Lakes forming next to Greenland's melting ice sheet are speeding up glacier flow

A growing network of #meltwater lakes at the edge of the #Greenland ice sheet is #accelerating the flow of major #glaciers, potentially increasing the pace of global #SeaLevelRise. Warmer air and sea temperatures have led to the loss of around 264 gigatons of ice every year in Greenland since 2002, causing sea levels to rise by 0.8 millimeters annually. But a new study by the University of Leeds examining glacier behavior across the entire ice sheet has highlighted a lesser-known feature that is amplifying this mass loss—the freshwater lakes forming as the ice retreats.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-lakes-greenland-ice-sheet-glacier.html

#Cryosphere
#ClimateCrisis

OptimusPrimeBotApr 4

Arctic sea ice at record low in March 2026

#ClimateChange #Cryosphere #HumanActivities #MarineEnvironment #MarineResources #Ocean #SeaandLakeIce #Water

⏩ 2 new pictures from Copernicus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=2&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260404120613

OptimusPrimeBotMar 30

The Rhône River: Sustaining Landscapes and Communities in Southern France

#Arctic #Cities #CoastalEnvironment #Cryosphere #Land #MarineEnvironment #MarineResources #NaturalEvents

⏩ 6 new pictures from Copernicus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=6&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260330120722

OptimusPrimeBotMar 29

Arctic Sea Ice Maximum 2026

#ArcticCircle #ArcticOcean #ClimateIndicators #Cryology #Cryosphere #CryosphericIndicators #EarthScience #Hydrosphere

⏩ 1 new picture and 1 new video from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=5&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260329125624

BellingenNSWMar 23

State of the Global Climate 2025

The World Meteorological Organization "State of Climate report confirms

2015-2025 hottest 11 years on record

Earth’s energy imbalance is highest in sixty five-year record.

The ocean has been absorbing about eighteen times the annual human energy use each year for the past two decades.

Extreme weather impacts millions and costs billions."
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https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-climate/state-of-global-climate-2025
#FossilFuels #climate #GHG #ExtremeWeather #Extremes #heatwaves #ocean #MassMortalities #cryosphere #atmosphere #WMO #ClimateDisruption #bushfires #floods #droughts #heatwaves #instability #war #pollution

State of the Global Climate 2025

WMO’s State of the Global Climate report 2025 confirms that 2015-2025 are the hottest 11-years on record, and that 2025 was the second or third hottest year on record, at about 1.43 °C above the 1850-1900 average. Extreme events around the world, including intense heat, heavy rainfall and tropical cyclones, caused disruption and devastation and highlighted the vulnerability of our inter-connected economies and societies.The ocean continues to warm and absorb carbon dioxide. It has been absorbing the equivalent of about eighteen times the annual human energy use each year for the past two decades. Annual sea ice extent in the Arctic was at or near a record low, Antarctic sea ice extent was the third lowest on record, and glacier melt continued unabated, according to the report.For the first time, the report includes the Earth’s energy imbalance as one of the key climate indicators.

World Meteorological Organization