Climate change in cold regions.

Cold regions around the world include Arctic, Antarctic and High Mountain regions featuring low temperatures, ice-covered landscapes, permafrost, and unique ecologic interrelations. These environments are among the most sensitive to climate change and are changing rapidly as the global climate gets...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science of The Total Environment
Main Authors: González-Herrero, Sergi, Lemus-Canovas, Marc, Pereira, Paulo
Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science 2024
Subjects:
Ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173127
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38734081
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Summary:Cold regions around the world include Arctic, Antarctic and High Mountain regions featuring low temperatures, ice-covered landscapes, permafrost, and unique ecologic interrelations. These environments are among the most sensitive to climate change and are changing rapidly as the global climate gets warmer. This editorial explores the complexity of the impacts of climate change on cold regions, highlighting recent changes across Earth system. The Special Issue here presented compiles studies that explore the climate change in different cold regions from various perspectives, including paleoclimatic reconstructions, isotherm shifts and climate projections. Despite progress, significant questions remain, demanding interdisciplinary approaches to better understand the interconnected factors shaping cold regions.