Ocean-driven melting of floating ice-shelves in the Amundsen Sea is currently the main process controlling Antarctica’s contribution to sea-level rise. Using a regional ocean model, we present a comprehensive suite of future projections of ice-shelf mel
The Antarctic Ice Sheet is an important indicator of climate change and driver of sea-level rise. Here we combine satellite observations of its changing volume, flow and gravitational attraction with modelling of its surface mass balance to show that it lost 2,720 ± 1,390 billion tonnes ...
The role of sea-level rise in the formation of peatlands in Maputaland. Boletim Geológico (Ministerio dos Recursos Minerais e Energia, Direccao Geral de Geologia Mozambique) 43, 58–67 (2004). Kirwan, M. L. & Mudd, S. M. Response of salt-marsh carbon accumulation to climate change....
(2017). Driven by the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change (2006), the UK was one of the first countries to introduce “a risk-based approach into climate change legislation” to address unavoidable climate change impacts (Brisley et al., 2012: 5). Over the last decade, UK ...
Yes, the Earth is warming from a thickening layer of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by us. But climate changes range from sea level rise to increasing storms, floods, fires, and drought, which are all negatively impactingbiodiversityas well. So, not just warming. Recent storms that...
This began to change in the 1980s when Spain’s new position as a highly industrialized and relatively prosperous country made it attractive to people from the developing world. For the first time since the Middle Ages, Spain received large numbers of immigrants. By the early 21st century ...
Climate change’s impact on coastal cities is expected to represent a major challenge this century [52,53]. The effects of sea level rise on the coastal landscape must be assessed and limited through legislative and implementation plans developed with objective and replicable criteria, such as the...
With the potential for increased storminess [9] alongside sea level rise [27] in the future, climate change is likely to result in more rapid rates of cliff retreat more frequently in the near future [26]. The WaveNet buoy at West Gabbard (Figure 2) has been operational since August 2002...
Today Cape Town is a modern city with high-rise office buildings and pedestrian malls. Although it is a major political and economic centre, its reputation still rests on its beautiful situation between mountain and sea, itscosmopolitanpopulation, and the liberal outlook of many of its citizens....
While gaps remain on confidently attributabing climate impacts at the regional and sectoral level, this database illustrates the potential current impact of anthropogenic climate change across the globe.This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ...