River incision histories of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Unaweep Canyon: Interplay between late Cenozoic tectonism, climate change, and drainage integration in the western Rocky Mountains

2008 ◽  
pp. 175-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Aslan ◽  
Karl Karlstrom ◽  
William C. Hood ◽  
Rex D. Cole ◽  
Thomas W. Oesleby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Rocky Mountains ◽  
Late Cenozoic ◽  
River Incision

scholarly journals Alpine limnology of the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the USA in the context of environmental change

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura E. Redmond
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Rocky Mountains ◽  
Multiple Stressors ◽  
Ultra Violet ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Monitoring Methods ◽  
Freshwater Biodiversity ◽  
Nutrient Deposition ◽  
Alpine Regions ◽  
The Usa

The cumulative impacts of multiple environmental and anthropogenic stressors on freshwater biodiversity have been studied in systems across the globe. The magnitude of multiple interdependent stressors on alpine systems may lead to increased primary productivity and jeopardize these unique communities. In this review, the consequences of individual stressors on alpine lake and pond ecology are synthesized, as well as the cumulative and potentially synergistic or antagonistic effects of multiple stressors. Beside temperature variability, other stressors reviewed include ultra violet (UV) radiation, organic pollutants, nutrient deposition, and biological invasions. Each stressor was evaluated individually and in combination with increasing water temperatures. In alpine environments, climatic warming is anticipated to increase with elevation, therefore amplifying the effects of temperature-related responses. The purpose of this review is to highlight the ecological effects of climate change on alpine lakes and ponds in the Rocky Mountains of North America and fill knowledge gaps between disciplines of aquatic studies. This work underscores that to better understand and face the overall effects of climate change on alpine biota, investigations must continue to assess the compounded impacts of multiple stressors. Emphasis must be put on the standardization of monitoring methods across alpine regions to aid in consistent trend and prediction analysis within the context of both current and future climate change.

Amazing Glacier Stuff

Glaciers ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Daniel Taillant
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Rocky Mountains ◽  
Central Andes ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Outburst Floods ◽  
The World ◽  
Industrial Use ◽  
Mitigating Circumstances ◽  
Story Building ◽  
At Home

This chapter is about what glaciers—and particularly what glacial and periglacial melt—mean to people and communities around the world. We often don’t realize that people interact daily with glaciers. Some go to visit and hike on glaciers or to photograph them for their magnificent beauty. Some ski on glaciers. Others extract water from glaciers for personal and industrial use. Others fear glaciers for their potent fury and destruction. People and communities are adapting to climate change and its impacts on glaciers, sometimes without even knowing it. Others are very aware of glacier vulnerability and are taking measures to address the changing cryosphere. They are mitigating circumstances and are adapting to impacts. In this chapter, we share stories and facts about glaciers and periglacial environments, which most people are probably unfamiliar with, and we explain how lives in these environments are changing due to climate change. Few people have heard of glacier tsunamis, but they exist, they’re real, they’re ferocious, and they can kill. Scientists call them glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs). And as climate change deepens, more and more GLOF phenomena can be expected. Imagine you live at the foot of a mountain range like the Rocky Mountains, the Himalayas, or the Central Andes. On a nice sunny day, you can see the snow-capped mountains in the distance, maybe 20 or 30 km (12–18 mi) out, maybe even more. You are sitting at home when all of a sudden you feel shaking and hear a rumble. People start screaming. You look out the window and see people running frantically and erratically about. Then a woman yells, “The mountain! It’s coming! Run!” Imagine a large glacier the size of a dozen or so city blocks, perched atop a mountain. It’s 180 meters thick (600 ft), which is as tall as a sixty-story building. Below it, time and climate have formed a lake, a glacier lake occupying the same spot where the glacier once rested, pushing rock and earth out and forward as the glacier flowed downhill when it was solidly frozen and healthy.

scholarly journals Understanding and Managing the Effects of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services in the Rocky Mountains

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica E. Halofsky ◽  
Travis W. Warziniack ◽  
David L. Peterson ◽  
Joanne J. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Rocky Mountains
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