Climate Risks - The Challenge for Alpine Regionsvdf Hochschulverlag AG, 2000 - 312 pages The international scientific community has come to the conclusion that human activities are a non-negligible factor influencing the global climate. The leading Swiss climate researchers are supporting this statement. What is the impact of climate change in Switzerland? After six years of scientific research, the results of the National Research Programme "Climate Change and Natural Hazards"(NFP 31) are available now. They contribute to a better understanding of the complex nature of the global climate and its specific alpine aspects. This book provides the newest estimations about the impact of temperature and precipitation changes on the environment, the economy and infrastructures. The book also describes the possibilities of political and social actions regarding these changes. |
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... Temperature map : NASA , Goddard Institute for Space Studies ( USA ) House in Münster ( Goms , Valais ) during the floods of 1987 : Dr Markus Zimmermann , Geo7 , Berne Garage in Saas Balen ( Saas Valley , Valais ) destroyed by the great ...
... Temperature and CO2 Levels Carbon dioxide and heat - the other hazard Mountain forests are sensitive .... Grassland less susceptible ? Warmer summers in the Alps - mysterious deaths Humans in the interacting web of nature Pierre Kunz ...
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Contents
Contents | 9 |
Stephan Bader | 19 |
Stephan Bader | 66 |
Water and climate inseparably linked | 77 |
More heat altered discharge trends | 83 |
an often underrated primeval force | 92 |
Water heeds no borders | 101 |