Brief communication: Do 1.0 °C, 1.5 °C or 2.0 °C matter for the future evolution of Alpine glaciers?

With the Paris Agreement, the urgency of limiting ongoing anthropogenic climate change has been recognized. More recent discussions have focused on the difference of limiting the increase in global average temperatures below 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 °C compared to pre-industrial levels. Here, we assess the...

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Main Authors: Compagno, Loris, Eggs, Sarah, Huss, Matthias, Zekollari, Harry, Farinotti, Daniel
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Copernicus 2021
Subjects:
The Cryosphere
The Cryosphere Discussions
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/469018
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000469018
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Summary:With the Paris Agreement, the urgency of limiting ongoing anthropogenic climate change has been recognized. More recent discussions have focused on the difference of limiting the increase in global average temperatures below 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 °C compared to pre-industrial levels. Here, we assess the impacts that such different scenarios would have on both the future evolution of glaciers in the European Alps and the water resources they provide. Our results show that the different temperature targets 5 have important implications for the changes predicted until 2100, and that glaciers might start recovering after the end of the 21st century. ISSN:1994-0432 ISSN:1994-0440

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