This regional fact sheet on mountains is a concise, 2 page, entry point for regionalized information in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6): Climate Change 2021 - The Physical Science Basis. It includes a chart showing temperature and precipitation (rainfall) projections for global warming scenarios at 1.5ºC, 2ºC and 4ºC. Mountain ranges include: Rocky Mountains and Alaska, Caucasus and Pontic Mountains, East African Mountains, Andes, High Mountain Asia (including Himalayas), Scandinavian Mountains, European Alps, Southern Alps
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