Sentences with phrase «regional glacier areas»

The corresponding regional glacier areas and the mean cumulative mass changes since 1997 are given in the table below.

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Stick to the facts: In a regional chapter on Asia in Working Group 2 (climate impacts) of the 4th IPCC report, written by authors from the region, it was erroneously stated that 80 % of Himalayan glacier area would very likely be gone by 2035.

The observed effects of cryosphere reduction include modification of river regimes due to enhanced glacial melt, snowmelt advance and enhanced winter base flow; formation of thermokarst terrain and disappearance of surface lakes in thawing permafrost; decrease in potential travel days of vehicles over frozen roads in the Arctic; enhanced potential for glacier hazards and slope instability due to mechanical weakening driven by ice and permafrost melting; regional ocean freshening; sea - level rise due to glacier and ice sheet shrinkage; biotic colonisation and faunal changes in deglaciated terrain; changes in freshwater and marine ecosystems affected by lake - ice and sea - ice reduction; changes in livelihoods; reduced tourism activities related to skiing, ice climbing and scenic activities in cryospheric areas affected by degradation; and increased ease of ship transportation in the Arctic.

Himalayan glaciers: In a regional chapter on Asia in Volume 2, written by authors from the region, it was erroneously stated that 80 % of Himalayan glacier area would very likely be gone by 2035.