High impact weather events in the Andes
Owing to the extraordinary latitudinal extent, a strong orographic variability with very high
mountain tops, and the presence of deep valleys and steep slopes, the Andes and the …
mountain tops, and the presence of deep valleys and steep slopes, the Andes and the …
Central and south america
EJ Castellanos, MF Lemos, L Astigarraga, N Chacón… - 2022 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …
The existential risk space of climate change
Climate change is widely recognized as a major risk to societies and natural ecosystems but
the high end of the risk, ie, where risks become existential, is poorly framed, defined, and …
the high end of the risk, ie, where risks become existential, is poorly framed, defined, and …
High-resolution marine data and transient simulations support orbital forcing of ENSO amplitude since the mid-Holocene
Lack of constraint on spatial and long-term temporal variability of the El Niño southern
Oscillation (ENSO) and its sensitivity to external forcing limit our ability to evaluate climate …
Oscillation (ENSO) and its sensitivity to external forcing limit our ability to evaluate climate …
Small sinking particles control anammox rates in the Peruvian oxygen minimum zone
Anaerobic oxidation of ammonium (anammox) in oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) is a major
pathway of oceanic nitrogen loss. Ammonium released from sinking particles has been …
pathway of oceanic nitrogen loss. Ammonium released from sinking particles has been …
[HTML][HTML] Root causes of recurrent catastrophe: The political ecology of El Niño-related disasters in Peru
A French, R Mechler, M Arestegui, K MacClune… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Peru has experienced a long history of disasters linked to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation
(ENSO), including during the global El Niño events of 1982–83 and 1997–98. This history …
(ENSO), including during the global El Niño events of 1982–83 and 1997–98. This history …
Coastal livelihood resilience to abrupt environmental change: the role of social capital in a Peruvian bay
Abrupt environmental change, such as sudden shifts in temperature or salinity, can severely
alter the functioning of marine ecosystems and cause dramatic impacts on the associated …
alter the functioning of marine ecosystems and cause dramatic impacts on the associated …
[HTML][HTML] A new dynamic framework is required to assess adaptation limits
Anthropogenic climate change is already causing dangerous and widespread disruptions in
global ecological and social systems and affects the lives of billions of people around the …
global ecological and social systems and affects the lives of billions of people around the …
[HTML][HTML] Evidence of sea level rise at the Peruvian coast (1942–2019)
B Jigena-Antelo, C Estrada-Ludeña, S Howden… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work aims to analyze the variability of the sea level of the Peruvian coast with
time series over a long observation period (Seventy-eight years, from 1942 to 2019). Data …
time series over a long observation period (Seventy-eight years, from 1942 to 2019). Data …
The 2023 extreme coastal El Niño: Atmospheric and air-sea coupling mechanisms
In the boreal spring of 2023, an extreme coastal El Niño struck the coastal regions of Peru
and Ecuador, causing devastating rainfalls, flooding, and record dengue outbreaks …
and Ecuador, causing devastating rainfalls, flooding, and record dengue outbreaks …