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impact of climate change > ecological crisis > hydrological impact of climate change > glacial retreat

Terme préférentiel

glacial retreat  

Définition

  • The retreat of glaciers since 1850 affects the availability of fresh water for irrigation and domestic use, mountain recreation, animals and plants that depend on glacier-melt, and, in the longer term, the level of the oceans. Studied by glaciologists, the temporal coincidence of glacier retreat with the measured increase of atmospheric greenhouse gases is often cited as an evidentiary underpinning of global warming. Mid-latitude mountain ranges such as the Himalayas, Rockies, Alps, Cascades, and the southern Andes, as well as isolated tropical summits such as Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, are showing some of the largest proportionate glacial losses. (Source: DBpedia)

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • glacier recession
  • retreat of glaciers

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/CHC-RT9D9G9B-L

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