The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future
Executive summary The Lancet Countdown is an international collaboration that
independently monitors the health consequences of a changing climate. Publishing …
independently monitors the health consequences of a changing climate. Publishing …
High Mountain Asia hydropower systems threatened by climate-driven landscape instability
Global warming-induced melting and thawing of the cryosphere are severely altering the
volume and timing of water supplied from High Mountain Asia, adversely affecting …
volume and timing of water supplied from High Mountain Asia, adversely affecting …
A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya
On 7 February 2021, a catastrophic mass flow descended the Ronti Gad, Rishiganga, and
Dhauliganga valleys in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India, causing widespread devastation and …
Dhauliganga valleys in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India, causing widespread devastation and …
Attribution of extreme events to climate change
FEL Otto - Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Within the past decade, the attribution of extreme weather events and their impacts has
enabled scientists, the public, and policymakers alike to connect real-world experiences of …
enabled scientists, the public, and policymakers alike to connect real-world experiences of …
Lakes in hot water: the impacts of a changing climate on aquatic ecosystems
Our planet is being subjected to unprecedented climate change, with far-reaching social and
ecological repercussions. Below the waterline, aquatic ecosystems are being affected by …
ecological repercussions. Below the waterline, aquatic ecosystems are being affected by …
Stranded assets: Environmental drivers, societal challenges, and supervisory responses
B Caldecott, A Clark, K Koskelo… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Environmental factors, particularly those related to climate change, are stranding or could
strand assets across different sectors and geographies with significant implications for …
strand assets across different sectors and geographies with significant implications for …
Filling the evidentiary gap in climate litigation
Lawsuits concerning the impacts of climate change make causal claims about the effect of
defendants' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on plaintiffs and have proliferated around the …
defendants' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on plaintiffs and have proliferated around the …
The climate responsibilities of industrial meat and dairy producers
Our view of responsibility for climate change has expanded to include the actions of firms,
particularly fossil fuel producers. Yet analysis of animal agriculture's role in climate change …
particularly fossil fuel producers. Yet analysis of animal agriculture's role in climate change …
Projection of drought-flood abrupt alternation in a humid subtropical region under changing climate
R Wang, X Li, Q Zhang, J Cheng, J Li, D Zhang… - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Drought-flood abrupt alternation events (DFAAEs) bring about detrimental impacts on
economics and environment. Projection of the future change in the DFAAEs is a challenging …
economics and environment. Projection of the future change in the DFAAEs is a challenging …
Progress and challenges in glacial lake outburst flood research (2017–2021): a research community perspective
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are among the most concerning consequences of
retreating glaciers in mountain ranges worldwide. GLOFs have attracted significant attention …
retreating glaciers in mountain ranges worldwide. GLOFs have attracted significant attention …