Toward mountains without permanent snow and ice

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 418 - 435
• Main Authors: Huss, M., Bookhagen, B., Huggel, C., Jacobsen, D., Bradley, R.S., Clague, J.J., Vuille, M., Buytaert, W., Cayan, D.R., Greenwood, G., Mark, B.G., Milner, A.M., Weingartner, R., Winder, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.05.2017; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: 20-1ST CENTURY; Adaptation; Agriculture; Agronomy; Air temperature; ALPINE GLACIER; AMERICAN MONSOON SYSTEM; Anthropogenic climate changes; Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic habitats; Biogeochemistry; Biosphere; Climate; Climate change; CLIMATE-CHANGE IMPACTS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; Cryosphere; Deglaciation; Drinking water; ecological changes in mountain streams; Ecosystems; Elevation; Erosion; Erosion rates; Floods; Frozen ground; future mountain hydrology; Glacial lake outburst floods; Glacier melting; GLACIER-FED STREAM; Glaciers; Growing season; Human influences; Hydroelectric power; Hydrology; Hydrosphere; Ice; impacts of climate change; Irrigation; Irrigation water; Lakes; Latitude; Meltwater; Minimum streamflow; Mining; Mountain regions; Mountains; Permafrost; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; Radiative forcing; Rainfall; Recreation; RIVER SYSTEMS; Rivers; Snow; snow and glacier melt; Snow and ice; Societal adaptation to glacier change; Stream discharge; Stream flow; Thawing; TROPICAL ANDES; Water quality; Water supply; WATER-RESOURCES

The cryosphere in mountain regions is rapidly declining, a trend that is expected to accelerate over the next several decades due to anthropogenic climate change. A cascade of effects will result, extending from mountains to lowlands with associated impacts on human livelihood, economy, and ecosyste...