Academic Journal

Antarctic extreme events

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Antarctic extreme events
المؤلفون: Martin J. Siegert, Mike J. Bentley, Angus Atkinson, Thomas J. Bracegirdle, Peter Convey, Bethan Davies, Rod Downie, Anna E. Hogg, Caroline Holmes, Kevin A. Hughes, Michael P. Meredith, Neil Ross, Jane Rumble, Jeremy Wilkinson
المصدر: Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol 11 (2023)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Environmental sciences
مصطلحات موضوعية: extreme weather, polar, glacier, biodiversity, marine ecology, terrestrial ecology, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
الوصف: There is increasing evidence that fossil-fuel burning, and consequential global heating of 1.1°C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental events. It is well documented how such events have impacted society outside Antarctica through enhanced levels of rainfall and flooding, heatwaves and wildfires, drought and water/food shortages and episodes of intense cooling. Here, we briefly examine evidence for extreme events in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean across a variety of environments and timescales. We show how vulnerable natural Antarctic systems are to extreme events and highlight how governance and environmental protection of the continent must take them into account. Given future additional heating of at least 0.4°C is now unavoidable (to contain heating to the “Paris Agreement 1.5°C” scenario), and may indeed be higher unless drastic action is successfully taken on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by mid-Century, we explain it is virtually certain that future Antarctic extreme events will be more pronounced than those observed to date.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2296-665X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1229283/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-665X
DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1229283
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/b4239950cf0f47e2b455cb4e84cd544b
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.b4239950cf0f47e2b455cb4e84cd544b
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:2296665X
DOI:10.3389/fenvs.2023.1229283