Publications by authors named "Richard Iestyn Woolway"
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- Lake ice is a crucial economic resource facing threats from climate change, with expected decreases in coverage and duration impacting local incomes from various activities.
- The study aimed to analyze the financial implications of lake ice loss, projecting a significant area decline and shorter ice duration by 2100, leading to economic losses over USD 2 billion for affected communities.
- Findings indicate that nations with the greatest anticipated ice loss also tend to have higher GDPs, greenhouse gas emissions, and reliance on freshwater, emphasizing the socio-economic risks posed by climate change.
Lakes are significant emitters of methane to the atmosphere, and thus are important components of the global methane budget. Methane is typically produced in lake sediments, with the rate of methane production being strongly temperature dependent. Local and regional studies highlight the risk of increasing methane production under future climate change, but a global estimate is not currently available.
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