Permafrost degradation increases risk and large future costs of infrastructure on the Third Pole
Controlling warming to below 1.5 °C instead of 2 °C could reduce the costs of infrastructure damage from permafrost degradation in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by $1.32 billion, according to statistical and machine learning-based model projections
Published in: | Communications Earth & Environment |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00568-6 https://doaj.org/article/f852a1d6df8e4a3fb82ab7d1a959ac45 |
Summary: | Controlling warming to below 1.5 °C instead of 2 °C could reduce the costs of infrastructure damage from permafrost degradation in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by $1.32 billion, according to statistical and machine learning-based model projections |
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