Thanks for a stimulating exchange with #GlacierScientist @bekkz.bsky.social, who is investigating the sensitivity of #Folgefonna to #climatechange in her doctoral thesis. 🤓 Folgefonna is Norway's third largest glacier.

Compagno et al. (2021) project that the Scandinavian glaciers will lose at least 67 ± 18%, but possibly 90 ± 7%
of their present-day volume, dependent on how much CO2 we emit until 2100. 🧊💧
doi.org/10.1017/jog.... 🧪

📚 There's a new preprint by Henning Åkesson and peers that looks at the future evolution of Jostedalsbreen. Being the largest ice cap in Europe, Jostedalsbreen is more resilient than many smaller glaciers, but strong melting will likely split it into three parts.💔
doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-467🧪

High-resolution satellite imagery allowed Andreassen et al. (2022) (doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.20) to map and count Norwegian glaciers more precisely. They estimate the current glacier area to be 2328 ± 70 km2, but their extent is rapidly shrinking (Nesje 2023, doi.org/10.1177/09596836231183069) 🏔️🧪

Nesje et al. (2008) estimated that about 98% of the Norwegian glaciers will likely melt by the end of the 21st century, from 1627 glaciers to only 27, with a decrease in area to roughly one-third. 🧪
doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.08.004