Toward Mountains Without Snow and Ice: How Climate Change will Transform our Mountain Environments in the 21st Century

Authors

Mathias Vuille, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow

Publication Date

11-8-2017

Streaming Media

Abstract

In this presentation, Prof. Mathias Vuille discusses the impacts of climate change in mountain environments, with a special focus on the South American Andes, where glacier retreat will affect water resources, natural hazards, ecosystem integrity, tourism and cultural belief systems of indigenous populations.

Comments

To learn more about Mathias Vuille, Professor of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences, University at Albany and his work, please click on the link below.

http://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/mathias/

To learn more about how climate change affects mountain regions around the world, click on one of the links below.

http://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/mathias/pubs/Vuille_et_al_2018.pdf

http://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/mathias/pubs/Huss_et_al_2017.pdf

Recommended Citation

Vuille, Mathias, "Toward Mountains Without Snow and Ice: How Climate Change will Transform our Mountain Environments in the 21st Century" (2017). Campus Conversations in Standish. 8.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/campus_conversations/8