LIQUIDICE

22/05/2026

👉On the ocassion of the World Environmental Day, an event organised under the leadership of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) we invite secondary schools to participate in the LIQUIDICE online lesson! The theme of this year’s edition is “A Global Call for Climate Action”.
Title: Climate change, a problem that is not going away
Date & place: 3 June 2026, 9:00-9:45, online
Description: With world events taking attention away from the ever-present threat of climate change, we need to remember the threat is still there. Until recently the Pentagon defined climate change as a “threat multiplier”; with sea ice retreating, the Arctic Ocean is more accessible than ever, a fact that was probably behind the US President’s obsession with Greenland and the threats he made. This is a call to remember climate change exists and is already affecting us in many ways.
Expert: Warren Raymond Lee Cairns

Registration: https://eu-liquidice.eu/online-lesson-3-june-2026/

20/05/2026

Even under unusually warm spring conditions, the ISP CNR team was able to complete most of the planned LIQUIDICE measurements in Svalbard, near Ny-Ålesund. Watch the videos form their fieldwork!

At Austre Brøggerbreen, the team recorded temperatures well above the seasonal average, with a snowpack already saturated with water and close to isothermal conditions. Researchers also observed early signs of hydrological activity near the coast.

Through snow density measurements conducted across monitored glaciers, scientists can better quantify winter accumulation, glacier mass balance, meltwater runoff, and the release of nutrients into Arctic fjords.

These observations provide valuable insights into the accelerating changes affecting polar environments.

18/05/2026

O nietypowym kwietniu na Svalbardzie, o clickbajtowych nagłówkach i o tym, że lodowców nie zastąpiło jeszcze błoto rozmawialiśmy z Katarzyną Czarnecką - redaktorką naczelną Pulsara. Zapraszamy do posłuchania.

Co spotkało tej wiosny polskich naukowców na archipelagu Svalbard? Jaka kondycja lodowców – także np. alpejskich wyłania się z międzynarodowych badań? I jak ...

15/05/2026

What’s happening beneath the surface of Greenland’s glaciers? 🧊📡

Watch the short video from Freya Glacier in northeast Greenland, where Francisco Navarro and Unai Letamendia from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid were carrying out ground penetrating radar measurements to study polythermal glaciers (glaciers made of both cold and temperate ice).

Their research helps understand how glaciers react to changing climate conditions. Using radar waves, they can “see” inside the glacier to measure ice thickness, locate bedrock, and identify different ice layers. All without disturbing the ice itself.

Field observations and modeling together are giving us a clearer picture of glacier evolution in the Arctic.

13/05/2026

👉Fieldwork update from Northeast Greenland 🇬🇱

While several field campaigns in Svalbard had to be shortened or cancelled this season, the LIQUIDICE team in Greenland managed to complete their campaign as planned, despite very harsh conditions.

Francisco Navarro (Paco), Unai Letamendia from the University of Madrid presented first results from the Freya Glacier campaign. The team repeated GPR surveys to study changes in the glacier’s internal polythermal structure since 2008.

But getting the data was far from easy:
❄️ No snow to drive snowmobiles onto the glacier
🥾 Long hikes carrying equipment
⛷️ GPR surveys conducted on skis
🌬️ Tough weather and extremely long field days

Paco described it as one of the most physically demanding field campaigns he has ever done.

The first radar results look very promising and will now be analysed further to identify temperate ice signatures and distinguish them from debris- or water-related structures.

Stay tuned for the video from their measurements, comind soon!

12/05/2026

🌍 How is climate change reshaping river runoff and what does it mean for water management and hydropower in Norway?

Join our LIQUIDICE open webinar with Dr. Ekaterina Rets from the Institute of Geophysics PAS:

📌 Climate change driven structural changes in river runoff bringing about new challenges to water management in Norway
📅 2 June 2026
🕙 10:00–10:45 (online)

Dr. Rets will discuss how declining snow cover and changing winter thaw processes are transforming river systems in Norway, creating new challenges for hydropower reservoirs and water management strategies in a warming climate.

Ekaterina Rets is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a contributing author to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. Her research spans glaciers, snow, rivers, and climate impacts across regions including Svalbard, Siberia, Kamchatka, and the Tien Shan.

The webinar includes a presentation followed by discussion. Everyone interested in climate change, hydrology, cryosphere science, or sustainable water management is welcome!

More info and registration link: https://eu-liquidice.eu/1-liquidice-webinar/

11/05/2026

LIQUIDICE was proud to co-convene the EGU2026 oral session:

🔹 CR6.8 Linking observations and models of inland ice, snow, and permafrost dynamics

The session explored how combining observations and numerical models can improve our understanding of rapidly changing cryosphere systems and their impacts on climate, water resources, ecosystems, and sea level.

From satellite observations and field measurements to Earth System Models and AI applications, the discussions highlighted the value of interdisciplinary collaboration across cryosphere research communities.
Marta Kondracka, from University of Silesia in Poland, presented changes in permafrost in the Hornsund Area within the LIQUIDICE project.

Convener: Christine S. Hvidberg
Co-conveners:
Bartłomiej Luks (LIQUIDICE), Harsh Beria, Julien Bodart, and Elisa Mantelli.

Thank you to all presenters and participants for the inspiring discussions!

07/05/2026

At , the Horizon Europe Inland Ice Projects: , ICELINK, LIQUIDICE and SNOW-PI came together to discuss research synergies, stronger collaboration, and joint communication strategies across Europe’s cryosphere community.

The discussion focused on building effective project clustering, improving knowledge exchange, and strengthening outreach efforts to better engage EU policymakers in the coming years. A key takeaway: coordinated science communication and collaborative networks will be essential to amplify the impact of cryosphere research in shaping future climate policy.

Thank you for engagement!

05/05/2026

🎥 LIQUIDICE at EGU Vienna 🇦🇹: Watch the photos from the first days!

We had the pleasure of attending an inspiring presentation by Ritu Anilkumar (University of Bristol):
“Reconstructing Annual Global Glacier Mass Balance using Bayesian Neural Fields”
(co-authored with Jonathan Bamber, Fabien Maussion and Michael Zemp).

Her work showcased how advanced machine learning approaches can help reconstruct global glacier mass balance with improved spatial and temporal resolution.

We also explored a compelling poster by Katja Rets from the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, (co-authored with Ross Woods, Marzena Osuch and Bartek Luks) highlighting detecting cryosphere signals in runoff and their implications for Norwegian hydropwer.

📍 Vienna | European Geosciences Union General Assembly

04/05/2026

👉LIQUIDICE at EGU General Assembly 2026

We’re excited to announce that LIQUIDICE will be at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2026!

Together with our sister projects CryoSCOPE and ICELINK, we are organizing a session:

🔹 Linking observations and models of inland ice, snow, and permafrost dynamics
Convener: Christine S. Hvidberg
Co-conveners: Bartłomiej Luks, Harsh Beria (ECS), Julien Bodart (ECS), Elisa Mantelli

📅 Oral session
Thu, 07 May | 14:00–15:45 (CEST) | Room 1.34

📌 Posters (on site)
Tue, 05 May | 10:45–12:30 (attendance)
Display: 08:30–12:30 | Hall X5

💻 Posters (virtual)
Tue, 05 May | 14:15–15:45 | vPoster spot 1a
Discussion: 16:15–18:00

🔗 Learn more about the session: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/session/58025

We will also host an invitation-only splinter meeting on 6 May, bringing together Horizon Europe inland ice projects (CryoSCOPE, ICELINK, LIQUIDICE).

The EGU General Assembly is the largest geoscience event in Europe, gathering over 20,000 scientists worldwide 🌐

01/05/2026

"Szukali lodowca, znaleźli błoto"...
W zeszłym tygodniu informowaliśmy o nietypowej wiośnie na Spitsbergenie.
Teraz rozprawiamy się z medialnym koloryzowaniem przekazu.
Czytaj całą opinię na: https://www.igf.edu.pl/o-lodzie-i-pogodzie-w-krzywym-zwierciadle-mediow-opinia/