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Titel:

Climate change impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean and their implications for development

Dokumenttyp:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Autor(en):
Reyer, Christopher P.O.; Adams, Sophie; Albrecht, Torsten; Baarsch, Florent; Boit, Alice; Canales Trujillo, Nella; Cartsburg, Matti; Coumou, Dim; Eden, Alexander; Fernandes, Erick; Langerwisch, Fanny; Marcus, Rachel; Mengel, Matthias; Mira-Salama, Daniel; Perette, Mahé; Pereznieto, Paola; Rammig, Anja; Reinhardt, Julia; Robinson, Alexander; Rocha, Marcia; Sakschewski, Boris; Schaeffer, Michiel; Schleussner, Carl-Friedrich; Serdeczny, Olivia; Thonicke, Kirsten
Abstract:
This paper synthesizes what is known about the physical and biophysical impacts of climate change and their consequences for societies and development under different levels of global warming in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Projections show increasing mean temperatures by up to 4.5~$\backslash$textasciitilde0.2--1.1~mm depending on warming level and region. Tropical glacier volume is found to decrease substantially, with almost complete deglaciation under high warming levels. The much...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Regional Environmental Change
Jahr:
2017
Band / Volume:
17
Heft / Issue:
6
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
1601--1621
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s10113-015-0854-6
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