Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Regulation of snow-fed rivers affects flow regimes more than climate change

  • B. Arheimer,
  • C. Donnelly,
  • G. Lindström

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00092-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Global warming and hydropower regulations are major threats to future fresh-water availability and biodiversity. Here, the authors show that their impact on flow regime over a large landmass result in similar changes, but hydropower is more critical locally and may have potential for climate adaptation in floodplains.