Global Outlook for Ice and Snow - Chapter 7

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dc.contributor.organizationScience Division
dc.contributor.otherRomanovsky, Vladimir E.
dc.contributor.otherGruber, Stephan
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-02T09:23:40Z
dc.date.available2017-02-02T09:23:40Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionPermafrost temperatures have increased during the last 20–30 years in almost all areas of the Northern Hemisphere. An increase in the depth of the active layer above the permafrost, which thaws in the summer, is less certain. Further increases in air temperatures predicted for the 21st century are projected to initiate widespread permafrost thawing in the subarctic and in mountain regions in both hemispheres. Widespread thawing of permafrost will speed up the decomposition of organic material previously held frozen in permafrost, emitting large amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Thawing of ice-rich permafrost may also have serious consequences for ecosystems and infrastructure, and in mountain regions, may reduce the stability of slopes and increase the danger of rock falls and landslidesen
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/geo/geo_ice/
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-2799-9
dc.identifier.otherDEW/0924/NA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/14478
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal Outlook for Ice and Snow
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectice
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.titleGlobal Outlook for Ice and Snow - Chapter 7en
dc.typeTechnical report
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wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000047
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049

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