US EditionAndes Glaciers Will Fail to Buffer Megadroughts by Century's End, Study Suggests
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der Standard DEFor 15 years, Chile has been experiencing a persistent drought that had not predicted a climate model. Researchers modelled what would appear at the end of the century.
Andes glaciers will fail to buffer megadroughts by century's end, study suggests
In light of the ongoing fifteen-year megadrought in Chile, an international team of researchers, including Francesca Pellicciotti from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), addressed a bold future scenario. Their findings: by the end of the century, the considerably worn-out glaciers will not be able to buffer a similar megadrought. They call for coordinated global climate policies to develop effective water management strategi…
"The rise in temperatures in the scenarios projected for the century will lead to glaciers losing more mass than they earn. Sustainedly throughout the century, they will go backwards," they explained from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). The glaciers, Chile's last line of defense in the face of the periodic droughts, will contribute in 2100 half of the water that now, so they will lose their mitigation c…
Antonio Sánchez Solis Vienna.- The glaciers, Chile's last line of defense in the face of the periodic droughts, will contribute in 2100 half of the water that now, so they will lose their mitigation capacity if the country suffers another mega-drying like the one that has lasted for 15 years, according to a study published in the magazine ‘Communications Earth & Environment’. «The rise in temperatures in the scenarios projected for the century w…
Glacier Tapad, in the Andes mountain range, is one of those analyzed in the study that concludes that by 2100 glaciers will only be able to provide half of the water that now if Chile suffers a mega-drying like the one that prolongs for 15 years. EFE/ The entry Chile will be left without glaciers that can attenuate new mega-drying was first published in Digital Process.
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