[HTML][HTML] Climate change: Strategies for mitigation and adaptation
The sustainability of life on Earth is under increasing threat due to human-induced climate
change. This perilous change in the Earth's climate is caused by increases in carbon dioxide …
change. This perilous change in the Earth's climate is caused by increases in carbon dioxide …
[HTML][HTML] Scientific challenges of research on natural hazards and disaster risk
P Cui, J Peng, P Shi, H Tang, C Ouyang, Q Zou… - Geography and …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a discipline, the science of natural hazards and disaster risk aims to explain the spatial-
temporal pattern, process and mechanism, emergency response and risk mitigation of …
temporal pattern, process and mechanism, emergency response and risk mitigation of …
High mountain areas
The cryosphere (including, snow, glaciers, permafrost, lake and river ice) is an integral
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …
Increasing cryospheric hazards in a warming climate
The cryosphere is an important component of the global climate system. Cryospheric
components are sensitive to climate warming, and changes in the cryosphere can lead to …
components are sensitive to climate warming, and changes in the cryosphere can lead to …
Climate warming in the Himalayas threatens biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and ecosystem services in the 21st century: is there a better solution?
GR Kattel - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2022 - Springer
Biodiversity losses can lead to global environmental crisis. Humans utilize biodiversity for a
variety of ecosystem services. However, what drives biodiversity losses have become a …
variety of ecosystem services. However, what drives biodiversity losses have become a …
Variable 21st century climate change response for rivers in High Mountain Asia at seasonal to decadal time scales
The hydrological response to climate change in mountainous basins manifests itself at
varying spatial and temporal scales, ranging from catchment to large river basin scale and …
varying spatial and temporal scales, ranging from catchment to large river basin scale and …
Unchanged frequency of moraine-dammed glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalaya
G Veh, O Korup, S von Specht, S Roessner… - Nature Climate …, 2019 - nature.com
Shrinking glaciers in the Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalaya–Nyainqentanglha (HKKHN)
region have formed several thousand moraine-dammed glacial lakes,–, some of these …
region have formed several thousand moraine-dammed glacial lakes,–, some of these …
Snow avalanche hazard prediction using machine learning methods
Snow avalanches are among the most destructive natural hazards threatening human life,
ecosystems, built structures, and landscapes in mountainous regions. The complexity of …
ecosystems, built structures, and landscapes in mountainous regions. The complexity of …
Disaster risk science: A geographical perspective and a research framework
P Shi, T Ye, Y Wang, T Zhou, W Xu, J Du… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
In this article, we recall the United Nations' 30-year journey in disaster risk reduction strategy
and framework, review the latest progress and key scientific and technological questions …
and framework, review the latest progress and key scientific and technological questions …
Recession of Gya Glacier and the 2014 glacial lake outburst flood in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India
This study assessed spatiotemporal changes at Gya Glacier, the associated development of
a proglacial lake, and reconstructed the 2014 outburst flood that struck Gya Village in the …
a proglacial lake, and reconstructed the 2014 outburst flood that struck Gya Village in the …