Purpose Humanity has been modifying the planet in a measurable way for thousands of
years. Recently, this influence has been such that some feel we are in a new geological …

Glacier ecosystems are teeming with life on, beneath, and to a lesser degree, within their icy
masses. This conclusion largely stems from polar research, with less attention paid to …

Worldwide glacier retreat and associated future runoff changes raise major concerns over
the sustainability of global water resources,,–, but global-scale assessments of glacier …

Several recent climate impact assessments on polar regions have been undertaken,
including the synthesis report on Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (AMAP …

We report on a glacier inventory for the Canadian Cordillera south of 60° N, across the two
western provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, containing~ 30,000 km2 of glacierized …

Retreat of mountain glaciers is a significant contributor to sea-level rise and a potential
threat to human populations through impacts on water availability and regional hydrology …

The tropical glaciers of the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, are rapidly retreating, resulting in
complex impacts on the hydrology of the upper Río Santa watershed. The effect of this …

Introduction This chapter synthesizes the scientific literature on the detection and attribution
of observed changes in natural and human systems in response to observed recent climate …

Observed streamflow of headwater catchments of the Tarim River (Central Asia) increased
by about 30% over the period 1957–2004. This study aims at assessing to which extent …

Earth's climate is warming and will continue to warm as the century progresses. High
mountains and high latitudes are experiencing the greatest warming of all regions on Earth …