Impacts 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.
Impacts 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.
Impacts 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 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.
