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Imaggeo on Mondays: Mother Tree

March 28, 2016
Imaggeo on Mondays: Mother Tree

Landlocked, home to mountains, deserts and the southernmost permafrost territories, Mongolia’s climate is harsh.  Warm, often humid summers, give way to freezing winters where temperatures dip as low as -25°C. Rainfall is restricted to a short period in the summer months of June and August. These climatic factors, combined with the lack of a strong …[Read More]

Geosciences Column: Climate-impact studies and their importance in a world of climatic uncertainty

October 9, 2013

A new hydrological climate-impact study by Nina Köplin and colleagues, in the European Geosciences Union journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, investigates the impacts of climate change on forest expansion and glacier retreat in Switzerland. This study raises important questions as to whether or not land cover changes should be considered as climate change impacts …[Read More]