Climate change in the mountain cryosphere: impacts and responses

Spatial distribution and characteristics of Andean ice masses in Argentina: results from the first National Glacier Inventory

“…In a context of generalized global glacier mass loss, the social and scientific interest about glaciers in mountain regions has increased substantially (Adler and others, 2019). The Southern Andes in Argentina and Chile are part of this global pattern of retreat.…”

Focus Issue: Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Mountain Development—Assessing Approaches and Understanding Implications for the Future

“…The articles in this focus issue present empirical findings on how communities in mountains and elsewhere address current and impending losses to what societies value, not least when faced with the exacerbating conditions that climate change brings. Collectively, they enrich our understanding of relevant aspects that align with a much needed and yet still understudied area of research, ie improving an evidentiary basis for climate change adaptation and its role in supporting climate-resilient development pathways in mountain areas (Adler et al 2019;Hock et al 2019). In climate change adaptation, ''each case is unique [.…”

Glacial Biodiversity: Lessons from Ground-dwelling and Aquatic Insects

“…For example, at high altitude, the high frequency of extreme climatic events and the loss of ice-related landforms (e.g., glaciers and rock glaciers) are detrimental to cold-adapted insects, highly specialized to survive constantly at low temperature, high humidity, deep snow and ice cover. Most of the glaciers are strongly reducing their surface, some are disappearing, others are shifting in debris-covered glaciers and permafrost is melting [5]. The effects of climate change on high-altitude terrestrial and aquatic insect community composition and ecosystem functioning are partially unknown and still underconsidered [6].…”