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 …

Climate change has already led to a wide range of impacts on our society, the economy and
the environment. According to future scenarios, mountain regions are highly vulnerable to …

The cryosphere (including, snow, glaciers, permafrost, lake and river ice) is an integral
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …

Abstract The European Alps stretch over a range of climate zones which affect the spatial
distribution of snow. Previous analyses of station observations of snow were confined to …

Core Ideas Development of a 300‐km2 mountainous headwater testbed began in 2016 in
the East River. The testbed can be used to explore how watershed changes impact …

Mountains are highly sensitive to climate change. Their elevated areas provide essential
ecosystem services both for the surrounding mountainous regions and particularly for …

This paper addresses the current knowledge on climate change impacts on mass movement
activity in mountain environments by illustrating characteristic cases of debris flows, rock …

The health of populations depends on the availability of clean air, water, food, and
sanitation, exposure to pathogens, toxins and environmental hazards, and numerous …

Glacierized mountains are often referred to as our world's water towers because glaciers
both store water over time and regulate seasonal stream flow, releasing runoff during dry …

Earth's climate is warming and will continue to warm as the century progresses. High
mountains and high latitudes are experiencing the greatest warming of all regions on Earth …