The World Meteorological Organization will put cryosphere changes amongst its top priorities give climate change’s rapid effects on the region, the UN body said on Monday. The resolution, endorsed by the World Meteorological Congress, the WMO’s decision making body, calls for more data exchange and increased funding along with coordinated observations, predictions and services. The cryosphere refers to the regions of the world covered with frozen water, including everything from polar regions to high mountain areas. Cryosphere changes logged in 2022 Greenland Ice Sheet : negative total mass balance for the 26th year in a row. “The irreversible changes in the global cryosphere will therefore affect adaptation strategies and access to water resources.

Source: CBC News May 29, 2023 20:03 UTC