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Climate change impacts biodiversity
by zopemaster — published Jan 18, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM — filed under: ,
For a number of years now, biodiversity in Alpine ecosystems has been declining under the effect of climate change.
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Database on experts in mountain area research
by zopemaster — published Dec 14, 2006 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM — filed under: , ,
The Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) has gone online with an expert database comprising almost 5,000 entries on people in governmental and non-governmental organisations as well as private groups who are involved in research into mountain regions in general and the impact of climate change in particular.
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Ice-free Alps just a matter of decades?
by zopemaster — published Jul 27, 2006 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: ,
A new study by the Glaciology and Geomorphodynamics Research Group led by glaciologist Michael Zemp of the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich/CH provides real figures on the past, present and potential future glacier cover in the Alps.
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Wengen Workshop 2006 on global climate change
by zopemaster — published Jun 14, 2006 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: ,
An international workshop on global climate change research will take place also this year on 4 - 6 October in Wengen/CH.
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Resolution: Climate Protection and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
by zopemaster — published May 18, 2006 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM — filed under: , ,
The Alpine region is particularly affected by global climate changes, many of which are the result of man’s impact. The Alps are a particularly sensitive region and are affected all the more by the forecast changes such as the rise in annual average temperatures, the increase in extreme meteorological events, summer droughts and melting glaciers. It is CIPRA’s view that climate change represents one of the 21st century’s greatest challenges. Given the above it calls upon the European Union, the bodies of the Alpine Convention, all the Alpine states, the federal provinces, regions and cantons as well as all governmental and non-governmental authorities .. to intensify their climate protection efforts in order to reduce the greenhouse effect; .. to draw up sustainable strategies for dealing with the growing repercussions of climate change.
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Two new publications on the subject of climate change
by zopemaster — published Feb 23, 2006 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: , ,
The Mountain Research Initiative has published two new English publications on the subject of climate change.
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Alpine summit flora undergoing rapid change
by zopemaster — published Nov 03, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
As part of their study on the "Influence of Climate Change on Succession Processes and Population Dynamics of Vegetation in Alpine Environments" research teams at the universities of Hanover/D and Zurich/CH have concluded that the rate of change in the floristic composition of vegetation in the Swiss Alps is increasing all the time. According to the experts this trend is consistent with global climate change.
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MIREN: a new network looks at invasive plants in mountain regions
by zopemaster — published Sep 22, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: , ,
MIREN (Mountain Invasion Research Network) is a new global research network that was founded this summer as part of a workshop in Vienna/A. It focuses on the problem of invasive plants in mountain regions, particularly from the aspect of global change.
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Decrease in water runoff from the Swiss Alps
by zopemaster — published Aug 25, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: , , , ,
A new study analyses the impact of a potential climate change on hydrological discharge regimes from the Swiss Alpine region for the period between 2020 and 2050. Eleven catchment areas with different glaciation rates and altitude ranges were examined.
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Insufficient snowfall a cause of recessive glaciers
by zopemaster — published Jun 16, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
Lower winter precipitation has been one of the causes, along with global warming, behind melting glaciers over the past 150 years. These are the main findings of a study by researchers at the Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de Grenoble/F and the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich/CH, published in the Geophysical Research Letters.
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