The loss of our glaciers over the 21st century: a future we can contro

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk749

Keywords:

Glaciers, Climate Change, Sea Level Rise

Abstract

The loss of glaciers affects sea level, water availability, and natural hazards resulting in socioeconomic impacts for communities around the world, even for those located far from these icy giants. Our study found that limiting future increases in global mean temperature to +1.5°C will still cause the loss of more than 25% of their current mass but would prevent widespread ice-loss in many high-mountain regions.

Author Biographies

David Rounce, Carnegie Mellon University

Assistant Professor

Regine Hock, University of Oslo; University of Alaska Fairbanks

Professor

Fabien Maussion, University of Innsbruck

Associate Professor

Original article reference

Rounce, D.R., R. Hock, F. Maussion, R. Hugonnet, W. Kochtitzky, M. Huss, E. Berthier, D. Brinkerhoff, L. Compagno, L. Copland, D. Farinotti, B. Menounos, and R.W. McNabb. “Global glacier change in the 21st century: Every increase in temperature matters”, Science, 379(6627), pp. 78-83, (2023), doi:10.1126/science.abo1324

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Published

2023-09-29

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Earth & Space