A special investigation presents new estimates on melting ice sheets and sea level rise. The international effort ISMIP6, led by NASA and with several NESSC-researchers from Utrecht University, has
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Symposium: Interactions and feedbacks between ice sheets, climate, sea-level and the solid earth
Interactions and feedbacks between ice sheets, climate, sea-level and the solid earth Illustration: Tijn Berends On Tuesday January 28 a symposium is held in Utrecht in the
/ read moreTipping points in Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets
The melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets will accelerate and become irreversible if global temperatures increase above a 1,5 – 2 degrees Celsius threshold, a newly published
/ read moreWarm ocean currents caused rapid melt of Antarctic ice
The kilometres-thick ice sheets in Antarctica could melt much more rapid than first thought. New findings from NESSC-climate researchers show that between 17 and 15 million years ago, the
/ read morePeter Kuipers Munneke joins NESSC
Glaciologist and national weatherman Peter Kuipers Munneke has joined NESSC since April this year. Based at the Ice and Climate Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (IMAU) in Utrecht,
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