Climate extremes for Sweden - State of knowledge and implications for adaptation and mitigation

Belušić, Danijel; Berg, Peter; Bozhinova, Denica; Bärring, Lars; Doescher, Ralf; Eronn, Anna; Kjellström, Erik; Klehmet, Katharina; Martins, Helena; Nilsson, Carin; Olsson, Jonas; Photiadou, Christiana; Segersson, David; Strandberg, Gustav

doi:10.17200/climate_extremes_sweden

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“…Despite Sweden’s temperate climate, heatwaves have been shown to significantly increase mortality (by 10–15%) [ 1 ], and in the summer of 2018, they probably caused over 600 excess deaths in the country [ 2 ]. In the last decade, the daily summer maximum temperature has increased by 1.7 °C, and as climate projections suggest more pronounced warming in the northern latitudes, heat events are expected to become more frequent [ 3 ].…”

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Elderly People’s Perceptions of Heat Stress and Adaptation to Heat: An Interview Study

Malmquist

Hjerpe

Glaas

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Objectives: Heatwaves are having a disproportionate impact on the elderly population, as demonstrated by pronounced mortality and morbidity. The present study aimed to explore elders’ subjective experiences of heat impacts and adaptive strategies. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with 19 elderly Swedes were conducted, focusing on their experiences of the extremely hot summer of 2018. Results: Most informants suffered during the heatwave, although some found it pleasant. The readiness to implement adaptive measures was generally high among the healthiest, who were able to avoid excessive heat and adjust their daily routines. In contrast, those highly dependent on care from others had limited options for avoiding the heat, and little capacity to take up adaptive measures. Discussion: With heat becoming an increasing problem, it is important to adjust elderly care so that the most vulnerable elderly people can avoid excessive heat exposure.

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Elderly People’s Perceptions of Heat Stress and Adaptation to Heat: An Interview Study

Malmquist

Hjerpe

Glaas

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Biomass Production of the Poplar Clone OP42 During the Second Rotation Plantation–The Effects of Four Thinning Treatments

Svystun,

Böhlenius

2024

Bioenerg. Res.

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Poplar (Populus species and their hybrids) plantations can produce large amounts of biomass on agricultural land during the first rotation. However, there is limited knowledge regarding plantation re-establishment through re-sprouting (second rotation) after harvest, stand management options for such plantations, and biomass production during rotation length up to 20 years. In this study, we analysed biomass production responses to thinning treatments in an 18-year-old second rotation poplar plantation in Southern Sweden. The first rotation plantation was established with clone OP42 (Populus maximowiczii A. Henry × P. trichocarpa Torr. and Gray). The thinning experiment was conducted seven years after the first rotation harvest, comprising four treatments: unthinned – 6000 stems ha−1, light thinning – 3000 stems ha−1, medium thinning – 1100 stems ha−1, and heavy thinning – 550 stems ha−1. Eleven years after thinning, standing volume/biomass reached 484 m3 ha−1 (162 Mg DM ha−1) in the unthinned and medium thinning plots, 443 m3 ha−1 (148 Mg DM ha−1) in lightly and 338 m3 ha−1 (113 Mg DM ha−1) in heavily thinned plots. The mean annual increment was not different among the unthinned, light, and medium thinnings, 26 m3 ha−1 yr−1 (9 Mg DM ha−1 yr−1). The total production, including living, dead and removed trees, was highest following the medium thinning, 695 m3 ha−1 (233 Mg DM ha−1). Gradual self-thinning in the unthinned and lightly thinned plots was increased by a drought period. Overall, this study suggests that the second rotation of poplar plantations has high biomass production and provides an alternative to planting after harvest.

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Private forest owners’ climate adaptation measures and the motivations behind them in a south Swedish county

Olofsson,

Jakobsson

2024

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

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Climate extremes for Sweden - State of knowledge and implications for adaptation and mitigation

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Elderly People’s Perceptions of Heat Stress and Adaptation to Heat: An Interview Study

Elderly People’s Perceptions of Heat Stress and Adaptation to Heat: An Interview Study

Biomass Production of the Poplar Clone OP42 During the Second Rotation Plantation–The Effects of Four Thinning Treatments

Private forest owners’ climate adaptation measures and the motivations behind them in a south Swedish county

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