Extreme Weather Events in the Terrestrial Arctic. A literature review focusing on the results and consequences of extreme weather events
Abstract
There is a prevailing lack of long-term and short-term research and knowledge about extreme
weather events in the terrestrial Arctic region. Because of this, study efforts have been limited
in a wide range of subjects relating to the Arctic and extreme weather events. This project is
partaking in an ongoing research project at the University of Gothenburg, relating to
reviewing existing research and published scientific papers covering extreme weather events
in the terrestrial Arctic Region pertaining to occurrences and consequences of these events.
Reviews such as this will help to coordinate and focus efforts relating to future investigations
in the Arctic region. This study is a literature review, as well as a joint thesis project, aiming
to investigate published scientific articles relating to extreme weather events in the terrestrial
Arctic region between 1981-2022, with a focus on the occurrences and the consequences of
these events. Results from this project will be joined with results from the ongoing research
project, aiming for a holistic approach to this subject. After initial cooperation with the
university library, assisting in the process of collecting the relevant scientific articles, an
introductory screening followed by a first and second full screening of the articles was carried
out. The obtained results, produced in Excel and Grapher, show that research during the
studied time period has succeeded in including a variety of extreme weather events but lacks a
more even distribution among the studied ecosystem types, as well as the perspective of the
human aspect. The studied research is also found to a larger degree focus on found
consequences of extreme weather events, rather than the occurrences. The distribution among
the found consequences is, on the other hand, uneven. Amidst the more researched
ecosystems, the studied extreme weather events have been found to have a large impact.
Prevailing knowledge about extreme weather events in the terrestrial Arctic region during the
studied time period is found to be irregular, based on the type of ecosystem and weather event
investigated. There is a need for more research projects focusing on reviewing existing
scientific literature in the future.
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Date
2023-08-21Author
Hannibal, Malin
Wadling, Maja
Series/Report no.
B1238
Language
eng