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Title:

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

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
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...     »
Journal title:
Regional Environmental Change
Year:
2017
Journal volume:
17
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
1601--1621
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s10113-015-0854-6
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