Mountain areas are biodiversity hotspots and provide a multitude of ecosystem services of
irreplaceable socio‐economic value. In the European Alps, air temperature has increased at …

The mountain cryosphere of mainland Europe is recognized to have important impacts on a
range of environmental processes. In this paper, we provide an overview on the current …

In January 2020, infections with a novel coronavirus were confirmed in China. Two years
into the pandemic, countries continue to struggle with fifth and sixth waves, new virus …

Extensive evidence reveals that Earth's snow cover is declining, but our ability to monitor
trends in mountain regions is limited. New satellite missions with robust snow water …

Snow cover in high-latitude and high-altitude regions has strong effects on the Earth's
climate, environmental processes and socio-economic activities. Over the last 50 years, the …

The importance of snow cover extent (SCE) has been proven to strongly link with various
natural phenomenon and human activities; consequently, monitoring snow cover is one the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Highlight significant developments that have recently been
made to enhance our understanding of how snow responds to climate forcing and the role …

Hydrology plays a central role in applied and fundamental environmental sciences, but it is
well known to suffer from an overwhelming diversity of models, particularly to simulate …

The start of the growing season for alpine plants is primarily determined by the date of
snowmelt. We analysed time series of snow depth at 23 manually operated and 15 …

Tip** points have become a key concept in research on climate change, indicating points
of abrupt transition in biophysical systems as well as transformative changes in adaptation …