1.5°C Hotspots: Climate Hazards, Vulnerabilities, and Impacts
| Autor: | Fahad Saeed, Melinda Noblet, Olivia Serdeczny, Tabea Lissner, Mouhamed Ly, Patrick Pringle, Peter Pfleiderer, Adelle Thomas, William Hare, Sarah D'haen, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Delphine Deryng, Michiel Schaeffer, Alexander Nauels, Martin Rokitzki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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extreme weather events
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences business.industry vulnerability Perspective (graphical) Environmental resource management Vulnerability Climatic variables Climate change 010501 environmental sciences small islands 01 natural sciences Extreme weather Environmental Systems Analysis Geography Sea level rise 1.5°C sea level rise Milieusysteemanalyse hotspots business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 43, 135-163 Annual Review of Environment and Resources 43 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1545-2050 1543-5938 |
| Popis: | Differentiating the impacts of climate change between 1.5°C and 2°C requires a regional and sector-specific perspective. Whereas for some regions and sectors the difference in climate variables might be indistinguishable from natural variability, other areas especially in the tropics and subtropics will experience significant shifts. In addition to region-specific changes in climatic conditions, vulnerability and exposure also differ substantially across the world. Even small differences in climate hazards can translate into sizeable impact differences for particularly vulnerable regions or sectors. Here, we review scientific evidence of regional differences in climate hazards at 1.5°C and 2°C and provide an assessment of selected hotspots of climate change, including small islands as well as rural, urban, and coastal areas in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, that are particularly affected by the additional 0.5°C global mean temperature increase. We interlink these with a review of the vulnerability and exposure literature related to these hotspots to provide an integrated perspective on the differences in climate impacts between 1.5°C and 2°C. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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