Antarctic extreme events
There is increasing evidence that fossil-fuel burning, and consequential global heating of 1.1°C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental events. It is well documented how such events have impacted society outside Antarctica through enhanced levels of rainfa...
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crfrontiers:10.3389/fenvs.2023.1229283 2024-06-23T07:47:14+00:00 Antarctic extreme events Siegert, Martin J. Bentley, Mike J. Atkinson, Angus Bracegirdle, Thomas J. Convey, Peter Davies, Bethan Downie, Rod Hogg, Anna E. Holmes, Caroline Hughes, Kevin A. Meredith, Michael P. Ross, Neil Rumble, Jane Wilkinson, Jeremy 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1229283 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1229283/full unknown Frontiers Media SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Frontiers in Environmental Science volume 11 ISSN 2296-665X journal-article 2023 crfrontiers https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1229283 2024-06-11T04:07:33Z There is increasing evidence that fossil-fuel burning, and consequential global heating of 1.1°C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental events. It is well documented how such events have impacted society outside Antarctica through enhanced levels of rainfall and flooding, heatwaves and wildfires, drought and water/food shortages and episodes of intense cooling. Here, we briefly examine evidence for extreme events in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean across a variety of environments and timescales. We show how vulnerable natural Antarctic systems are to extreme events and highlight how governance and environmental protection of the continent must take them into account. Given future additional heating of at least 0.4°C is now unavoidable (to contain heating to the “Paris Agreement 1.5°C” scenario), and may indeed be higher unless drastic action is successfully taken on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by mid-Century, we explain it is virtually certain that future Antarctic extreme events will be more pronounced than those observed to date. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Southern Ocean Frontiers (Publisher) Antarctic Southern Ocean Frontiers in Environmental Science 11 |
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There is increasing evidence that fossil-fuel burning, and consequential global heating of 1.1°C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental events. It is well documented how such events have impacted society outside Antarctica through enhanced levels of rainfall and flooding, heatwaves and wildfires, drought and water/food shortages and episodes of intense cooling. Here, we briefly examine evidence for extreme events in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean across a variety of environments and timescales. We show how vulnerable natural Antarctic systems are to extreme events and highlight how governance and environmental protection of the continent must take them into account. Given future additional heating of at least 0.4°C is now unavoidable (to contain heating to the “Paris Agreement 1.5°C” scenario), and may indeed be higher unless drastic action is successfully taken on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by mid-Century, we explain it is virtually certain that future Antarctic extreme events will be more pronounced than those observed to date. |
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Siegert, Martin J. Bentley, Mike J. Atkinson, Angus Bracegirdle, Thomas J. Convey, Peter Davies, Bethan Downie, Rod Hogg, Anna E. Holmes, Caroline Hughes, Kevin A. Meredith, Michael P. Ross, Neil Rumble, Jane Wilkinson, Jeremy |
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Siegert, Martin J. Bentley, Mike J. Atkinson, Angus Bracegirdle, Thomas J. Convey, Peter Davies, Bethan Downie, Rod Hogg, Anna E. Holmes, Caroline Hughes, Kevin A. Meredith, Michael P. Ross, Neil Rumble, Jane Wilkinson, Jeremy Antarctic extreme events |
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Siegert, Martin J. Bentley, Mike J. Atkinson, Angus Bracegirdle, Thomas J. Convey, Peter Davies, Bethan Downie, Rod Hogg, Anna E. Holmes, Caroline Hughes, Kevin A. Meredith, Michael P. Ross, Neil Rumble, Jane Wilkinson, Jeremy |
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