Mechanisms and impacts of Earth system tipping elements

S Wang, A Foster, EA Lenz, JD Kessler… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tipping elements are components of the Earth system which may respond nonlinearly to
anthropogenic climate change by transitioning toward substantially different long‐term …

Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security

F Drenkhan, W Buytaert, JD Mackay, NE Barrand… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in the mountain cryosphere impact the water security of downstream
societies and the resilience of water-dependent ecosystems and their services. However …

Interplay between climate change and climate variability: the 2022 drought in Central South America

PA Arias, JA Rivera, AA Sörensson, M Zachariah… - Climatic Change, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Since 2019, Central South America (CSA) has been reeling under drought
conditions, with the last 4 months of 2022 receiving only 44% of the average total …

Enabling climate change adaptation in coastal systems: A systematic literature review

D Cabana, L Rölfer, P Evadzi, L Celliers - Earth's Future, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change poses increasingly severe risks for coastal ecosystems and coastal
communities all around the globe. This condition requires implementing climate adaptation …

2022 early-summer heatwave in Southern South America: 60 times more likely due to climate change

JA Rivera, PA Arias, AA Sörensson, M Zachariah… - Climatic Change, 2023 - Springer
A large area including the central-northern part of Argentina, southern Bolivia, central Chile,
and most of Paraguay and Uruguay, experienced record-breaking temperatures during two …

Advancing South American Water and Climate Science through Multidecadal Convection-Permitting Modeling

F Dominguez, R Rasmussen, C Liu… - Bulletin of the …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Bettolli, ML, and Coauthors, 2021: The CORDEX Flagship Pilot Study in Southeastern South
America: A comparative study of statistical and dynamical downscaling models in simulating …

Nature as a solution for shoreline protection against coastal risks associated with ongoing sea-level rise

S Manes, D Gama-Maia, S Vaz, APF Pires… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The risks from climate change are ever-growing, especially in more vulnerable and exposed
regions such as coastlines. The rise in sea level and increase in the frequency and intensity …

Seasonal water storage and release dynamics of bofedal wetlands in the Central Andes

AC Ross, MM Mendoza, F Drenkhan… - Hydrological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical high‐Andean wetlands, locally known as 'bofedales', are key ecosystems
sustaining biodiversity, carbon sequestration, water provision and livestock farming …

Multiple dimensions of extreme weather events and their impacts on biodiversity

JD González-Trujillo, RM Román-Cuesta… - Climatic Change, 2023 - Springer
Climate change is a multidimensional phenomenon. As such, no single metric can capture
all trajectories of change and associated impacts. While numerous metrics exist to measure …

Increasing Brazilian protected areas network is vital in a changing climate

A Malecha, MM Vale, S Manes - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone strategy for conserving biodiversity, but species'
range shifts and contractions in response to climate change hinder their effectiveness in the …