The Arctic is warming rapidly in an amplification of the global rise in temperature. Obviously this conclusion leads to an immediate concern for the huge ice masses stored in the Arctic, in the Greenland Ice Sheet and in the circumpolar ice caps and glaciers.
The land ice masses of the Arctic are currently reacting strongly to climate change, causing significant contributions to sea level rise among other implications on ecosystems and natural and human systems.
The IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology, formed out of the Working Group on Arctic Glaciology, aims to address these rapid changes in arctic ice masses by initiating scientific programs and facilitating international cooperation between glaciologists and climate modelers in order to develop the understanding of Arctic land ice and its role in global climatic and environmental change.
Upcoming annual Workshops on the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers (including the Greenland ice sheet):
Hafsfell, Norway, 8 - 10 February 2027
Obergurgl, Austria, 11 - 13 January 2028
