Professor Arjen P. Stroeven from Stockholm University and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research is one of 80 scientists behind a new international review highlighting major gaps in our knowledge of Antarctica’s coastal zone. The researchers warn that what we do not yet know about the landscape beneath and around the Antarctic ice could be limiting our ability to predict future sea-level rise.
The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm University is looking for a PhD student in wetland ecology. The position is part of the interdisciplinary research project BALANCE wetlands, funded by Formas.
Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
This year's measurement of Kebnekaise's southern peak shows that the peak has decreased by 0.1 meters compared to last year. This is the eighth year in a row that the southern peak is lower than the northern peak.
The water cycle is changing in different ways across the world as the planet warms. A new study shows that the amount of water evaporating from land is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere but decreasing in the Southern Hemisphere. Looking only at the global average hides these differences, with implications for drought, flooding and water availability.
Georgia (Gia) Destouni, Professor of Hydrology at the Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, has been elected Fellow of the International Academy of Artificial Intelligence Sciences (AAIS).
The rate at which species recover after clear-cutting varies considerably. Some groups, such as lichens and mosses, are unable to re-establish before the next harvesting cycle, according to a major international study involving researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm Unviersity.
Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
Researchers have drilled all the way down to the base of the Antarctic ice sheet, 2.8 kilometres beneath the surface. For the first time, by analysing the information contained within an ice core, scientists will obtain a continuous record of the Earth’s climate dating back 1.2 million years, and possibly even further.
Gaps in the global network of precipitation monitoring stations are hindering efforts to assess climate change impacts on freshwater resources and to predict future pressures such as droughts and floods, according to new research published in Nature.
Spruce volume increases across Sweden – despite shrinking areas suited under future climate, shows new study from Stockholm University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
How is the ice around northern Greenland affected by warmer and saltier water from the Atlantic flowing into the Arctic Ocean? A research project, led by Helen Coxall, aims to investigate this “Atlantification” to predict future developments. Article about Helen Coxall's project named “THAWING,” which is funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Read the article at https://kaw.wallenberg.org
Now it is only one month left before our researchers leave for field work in Antartica. Before venturing into such extreme environments, rigorous field training is essential. We caught up with several participants from the recent iQ2300 field training to hear about their motivations, experiences, and what they're looking forward to as they prepare for their mission to the ice.
The United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, accompanied by the proclamation of the 21st March of each year as the World Day for Glaciers starting in 2025. We would like to share pictures and our knowledge about glaciers around the world and present the project “Glacier of the month” starting in March 2025. Background The aim of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservationis is to raise global awareness about the critical role of glaciers, snow and ice in the climate system and the hydrological cycle, and the economic, social and environmental impacts of the impending changes in the Earth’s cryosphere. At the Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University we have a long history of research focusing on glaciers. Many researchers have field experience from a wide range of icy environments such as for example; Antarctica, Greenland, Canadian Rockies, Norway and of course northern Sweden where we have a long tradition of glacier research and Tarfala monitor glacier change. We would like to share pictures and our knowledge about glaciers around the world and present the project “Glacier of the month” starting in March 2025. Glacier of the month 2025 March Blåmannsisen, Norway: 67° 15’ N, 16° 05´E
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