Recent publications by AirClim.
The Himalayas are inherently vulnerable to heavy rains, flash floods, landslides etc., as these are new mountains which are still growing and are seismically very active. Climate change has added another layer of vulnerability. It is acting as a force multiplier and making landslides, flash floods and cloudbursts more disastrous. The most widely reported impact is the rapid reduction in glaciers, which has profound future implications for downstream water resources.
Hanna Slogén, M. Sc. at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Göteborg. The objective of this report is to give a concise summary of heat-related health effects, the most vulnerable populations, the regions that are most exposed to extreme heat, and different future scenarios of global warming.
The physical processes within the Arctic region are key components of the global climate system. However, the entire region is subject to the most rapid and extreme climate change worldwide. This briefing summarizes some of the observed and projected impacts on the physical, biological, and human dimensions as outlined by the most recent IPCC reports. It will also take a look at different possible responses and link to the latest research beyond the IPCC assessment.
Status Report 2021 This analytical report provides information on the forests and forestry complex of Russia, the impact of climate change on them, and possible measures to combat these changes and enable adaptation. Authors Experts from Russian Socio-Ecological Union: A.Yu. Grigoriev, A.P. Laletin, K.A. Pakhorukova, S.I. Zabelin
Impacts, uncertainties and implications for near-term emissions reductions. Authors Experts from Climate Analytics: Susanne Baur, Alexander Nauels, Uta Klönne, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner Climate Analytics
This briefing summarises the impacts of global warming at and above 1.5°C relative to pre-industrial levels. Key information is extracted from the Special Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of its sixth assessment report cycle (AR6). Authors Experts from Climate Analytics: Susanne Baur, Alexander Nauels, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Authors Experts from Climate Analytics: Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Alexandrine Lanson, Susanne Baur, Claire Fyson, Thessa Beck, Corinne Kowalski, Alexander Nauels
This report is published in collaboration between the Swedish Medical Association, the Swedish Association of Senior Hospital Physicians, Swedish Doctors for the Environment, the Swedish Society of Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Region Västerbotten, the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine Stockholm County Council, the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at University of Gothenburg Sahlgrenska Academy Institute of Medicine and AirClim (the Air Pollution and Climate Secretariat).The measures that are most effective in reducing climate impact also contribute to better health, thus creating a “win-win” situation. The aim of this report is therefore to highlight measures that can significantly reduce the risk of serious climate change and improve human health at the same time. In particular, it draws attention to the health impacts of burning fossil fuels, and the health benefits of reducing meat consumption. We outline the causes of climate change and summarise current scientific literature on how a changing climate will affect public health unless effective measures are taken, first and foremost to reduce temperature rise, and to prepare for a warmer climate. We also intend to present possible measures that can be taken in the healthcare sector to reduce climate impacts
The frozen areas covering the peaks and valleys of the Andes are melting at alarming rates, providing some of the most visible evidence that climate change is already here and putting communities and natural ecosystems at risk.
Climate change threatens biodiversity in the Tropical Andes hotspot
At the start of the 2018 UN Talanoa facilitative dialogue to evaluate and strengthen climate action, AirClim is submitting to the UN the film 1.5 Stay Alive, to answer the questions (1) Where are we?; (2) Where do wewant to go?
As water temperature increases some direct impacts on salmon biology can be predicted. These can include physiological stress, increased depletion of energy resources and also increased susceptibility to disease.
The projected water temperature increase will greatly affect the most biodiversity rich ecosystems of the oceans – the tropical coral reefs – which harbor some 25 per cent of all marine species.
Effects of global temperature increases on the biodiversity of the Baltic Sea
The boreal forest is the largest continuous land ecosystem in the world, covering about 14 per cent of the earth´s vegetated surface.
A key finding of this study, based on a review of recent scientific literature, is that the boreal forests will not be able to respond to global warming by migrating northwards. Massive forest dieback is a more likely scenario. Published in cooperation with Taiga Rescue Network.
The boreal forests, one of the largest carbon stocks on earth, will not be able to respond to global warming by migrating northwards. Massive forest dieback, causing runaway warming, is a more likely scenario.
13 initiatives from five countries: Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden that steer tow
Forests have a great potential to deliver on climate mitigation (and adaptation) while at the sam
With climate impacts happening all around, governments are expected to increase action to limit g
The Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Collaborative-Learning (BALOWIL) is a pilot project aiming to find new ways of addressing offshore wind conflicts.
The Himalayas are inherently vulnerable to heavy rains, flash floods, landslides etc., as these a
The agreed global goal is to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C.
Greening electricity: Global and EU status and trends.
