snow cover

Top Tweets
Listen: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump present vastly different visions for climate action
Interior official ethics
protester sign that says "Climate Justice Now"
Trees down across a road after a storm
himalayas climate impacts water
Photo by Jeremy Zero on Unsplash

Climate change: Snow cover in Himachal down by 18%

The snow cover of the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh that feeds four major river systems is down by 18% in a year, indicating climate change.

A new study shows just how quickly the world's cryosphere is shrinking
www.arctictoday.com

A new study shows just how quickly the world's cryosphere is shrinking

The world's frozen areas lost an average of about 87,000 square kilometers (33,000 square miles) a year from 1979 to 2016, and the period of annual freeze has shrunk by more than a week over the nearly four-decade period.

Arctic heat wave 2020
www.vox.com

The Arctic heat wave: Why it’s so damn hot in the Arctic right now

Siberia’s triple-digit heat wave and wildfires are a glimpse into the future of the Arctic.
Newsletter
Warming signs: How diminished snow cover puts species in peril
e360.yale.edu

Warming signs: How diminished snow cover puts species in peril

As the world warms, snow cover has been diminishing from the Alps to the Rockies.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
MOST POPULAR
CLIMATE