Abstract
In 1996, just a quarter of a century ago, I wrote a paper called “Geomorphological ‘hotspots’ and global warming” (Goudie 1996). My motivation to choose this theme, was that various biogeographers and ecologists, fearing loss of biodiversity due to human activities, had used the phrase “biodiversity hotspots” for those areas that may be of greatest significance because of their sensitivity and the richness (and endemicity) of their fauna and flora. A leader in this was a forester, Norman Myers, who had published an influential paper in 1992. T his made me wonder whether there were “geomorphological hotspots” where the environment was particularly sensitive to future global warming. These included areas that were close to some climatic threshold for their existence or stability, where the expected amount of climatic change was especially high (as in high latitudes), or where other human activities were working in concert with global warming to have dire cumulative effects.
Recommended Citation
Goudie, Andrew
(2021)
"Revisiting Geomorphological Hotspots,"
The Geographical Bulletin: Vol. 62:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/thegeographicalbulletin/vol62/iss1/6