Global Outlook for Ice & Snow

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Glaciers and Ice Caps Michael Zemp (lead author, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland); Wilfried Haeberli (lead author, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland) Contributing Authors for Regional Perspectives and Glacier Hazards: Samjwal Bajracharya Himalayas (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal); Trevor J. Chinn New Zealand (Alpine and Polar Processes, New Zealand); Andrew G. Fountain USA and Canada (Department of Geology, Portland State University, USA); Jon Ove Hagen Norway (Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway); Christian Huggel Glaciers and hazards (Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland); Andreas Kääb Glaciers and hazards (Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway); Bjørn P. Kaltenborn Himalayas (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Lillehammer, Norway); Madhav Karki Himalayas (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal); Georg Kaser Tropics (Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Austria); Vladimir M. Kotlyakov Russian Territory (Institute of Geography, Moscow State University, Russia); Christian Lambrechts Africa (Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya); Zhongqin Li China (Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China); Bruce F. Molnia Alaska (U.S. Geological Survey, USA); Pradeep Mool Himalayas (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal); Christian Nellemann Himalayas (UNEP/GRID-Arendal, Arendal, Norway); Viktor Novikov Central Asia (UNEP/GRID-Arendal, Arendal, Norway); Galina B. Osipova Russian Territory (Institute of Geography, Moscow State University, Russia); Andrés Rivera South America (Centro de Estudios Científicos, Chile); Basanta Shrestha Himalayas (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal); Felix Svoboda Baffin Island (Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland); Dmitri G. Tsvetkov Russian Territory (Institute of Geography, Moscow State University, Russia); and Tandong Yao China (Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

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