Vanishing high-mountain ice causing hydrological challenges at global to local scales: An overview with notes on Central Asia

• Published in: Central Asian Journal of Water Research
• Main Author: Wilfried Haeberli
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Kazakh German University 2019
• Subjects: climate change; glaciers; high mountains; permafrost; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; New Lakes; Ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.29258/CAJWR/2019-R1.v5-2/44-63eng; https://doaj.org/article/7c347e87a2104d5b9a1a5bfe48fea962

Glaciers and permafrost react strongly to atmospheric temperature rise. As a consequence, icy mid-latitude high-mountain environments including mountain ranges in Central Asia undergo rapid changes. Continuation of these changes must at least in part be considered unavoidable and the resulting impac...