Humanity's failure to cut CO2 emissions means that more eventual glacier loss is already locked in

BUT we can still save many if emissions are rapidly cut, which will have huge benefits for livelihoods and energy, water and food security across the world

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🚨 'Alarms from the #Arctic and other frozen regions around the world (known as the #cryosphere ) keep sounding—and decision-makers around the world keep ignoring them,' says Pam Pearson, International Cryosphere Climate Initiative exec. director.

In #TheCircleWWF 👇
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The last breath of La Corona glacier on peak Humboldt in Venezuela.

This glacier, once prominent, has now been downgraded to an 'ice patch'.

I discussed this matter yesterday on French radio:
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More info Extreme Temperatures Around The World Melaine Le Roy

#Venezuela has officially lost its last glacier after La Corona glacier on Humboldt peak, 4,900 meters above sea level, became too small to be classed as a #glacier .

This makes Venezuela the first country in the Andes mountain range to lose all its glaciers.

❄️ #Permafrost is found under vast areas of tundra & boreal forest in the #Arctic

But Claire Treat AWI Media explains, it is thawing everywhere, with impacts not only for local people & wildlife, but us all.

In #TheCircleWWF 👇
arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto…
arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto…

A new feedback loop has been discovered that may accelerate the melting of #Antarctic ice shelves

The authors found that increased basal melting strengthens the undercurrent that transports warm water onshore, further enhancing melting

Science Advances

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It’s a tough time to be an emperor penguin 🐧

14 of the 66 colonies in Antarctica lost some or all of their chicks due to sea ice breakup in 2023.

But colonies some adapted! Here's the story of two colonies we followed from space ⬇️
#WorldPenguinDay

🌡️ Why does warming need to be kept below 1.5 °C?

Many reasons but one to note:
Even a 2 °C temperature rise is too high to prevent devastating global impacts from #cryosphere loss 🚨

Amy Imdieke from International Cryosphere Climate Initiative explains in #TheCircleWWF 👇
arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto…

Antarctica is #influencing your life right now! 🇦🇶

Earth’s frozen places are a crucial part of the climate and weather systems we’re all used to, and quite like as they are.

This #WorldEarthDay , here's why Antarctica (and polar science) matters - in 90 seconds ⬇️

🌍🔬 Today, #CopernicusClimate and World Meteorological Organization release the 2023 #ESOTC report. It details climate conditions, key events, their impacts, and discusses climate policy and action with a focus on human health.

Read the full report here 👉 climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023?utm…

This #EarthDay , remember...

What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic

As more ice melts 📉 more solar energy is absorbed 📈 leading to even more warming and ice loss 🥵

Read '10 ways Earth is interconnected'

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New data from Copernicus ECMWF & World Meteorological Organization show that #Arctic sea ice extent:
🌡️ Was below average for most of 2023
🌡️ Annual max. was 4% below average, ranking 5th lowest
🌡️ Annual min. 18% below average, ranking 6th lowest

This #EarthDay , we need #ClimateAction 🚨
#ESOTC #ESOTC 2023

The #cryosphere plays an essential role in stabilising the Earth's #climate , and provides water and food security for billions worldwide

On #EarthDay 🌍, we must redouble efforts to protect the environment and preserve this vital part of the climate system for future generations

Today is #EarthDay 🌍 But really, it should be every day.

Take a moment to marvel in the beauty of the #Arctic – the very ecosystem we're working to conserve 🦌🐋 🦭🧊❄️

Here's a female mom with her two cubs 🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️

📽️: © Pond5 / WWF-UK

Continued high emissions will cause irreversible acceleration of subsea #Arctic #permafrost thaw within 60 years, with huge losses by 2300!

If we radically reduce CO2 emissions, large areas of the Arctic seafloor will remain largely frozen for the next 1000 yrs.

Roger Creel

Realism in climate negotiations has come to mean bending to the stubborn realities of a world dependent on fossil fuels.

But it's time to get real.

Unless we halt CO2 emissions, the world’s ice stores will keep melting, with irreversible global impacts.

arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto…

🚨 'Alarms from the #Arctic and other frozen regions around the world (known as the #cryosphere ) keep sounding—and decision-makers around the world keep ignoring them,' says Pam Pearson, International Cryosphere Climate Initiative exec. director.

In #TheCircleWWF 👇
arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto…
arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto…

Climate change is having a rapid and dramatic impact on glaciers and ice sheets.

Join experts in ice, next month, as they explore climate change at the world’s highest, most northern, and most southerly points with talks and a panel discussion.

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