| Main Title |
High mountain glaciers and climate change : challenges to human livelihoods and adaptation / |
| Author |
Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter,
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
GRID-Arendal : UNEP, |
| Year Published |
2010 |
| OCLC Number |
710153874 |
| ISBN |
9788277010878; 8277010877 |
| Subjects |
Glaciers ;
Meltwater ;
Global temperature changes
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJAI |
Internet version only |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
06/01/2011 |
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| Notes |
Title form title page (viewed Mar. 31, 2011). Mode of access: World Wide Web. Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-52). |
| Contents Notes |
Summary -- Introduction -- Impacts of climate change on glaciers, snow and ice in high mountain regions -- downstream impacts of changing glaciers, snow and ice -- The importance of glaciers for freshwater supply to downstream populations -- Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) -- Flash floods -- Challenges ahead -- Mitigation, adaptation and developments. |
