The science and impact of climate change / Asheem Srivastav.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Srivastav, Asheem.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

Advances in geographical and environmental sciences

Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, [2019]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro; Contents; 1 Earth in Reverse Gear; 1.1 This Is What the Brundtland Commission Had Said in 1987; 1.2 The Observed Changes; 1.2.1 Chronic Droughts; 1.2.2 Receding Glaciers; 1.2.3 Acidification of Oceans; 1.2.4 Habitats Destroyed, and Species Driven Out of This Planet; References; 2 A Glimpse of Natural Climatic History; 2.1 Climate of the Past; 2.2 Understanding the Current Phase; 2.2.1 Solar Irradiance and Earth's Climate; 2.2.2 Radiative Forcing; 2.2.3 The Terra Incognita of Climate Change; References; 3 Understanding the Warming Process; 3.1 The Greenhouse Gases and Their Effects

3.2 The Carbon Factor3.2.1 Data set on Carbon and Carbon Dioxide; 3.2.2 Properties of Carbon Dioxide; 3.2.3 Carbon in the Terrestrial System; 3.2.4 The Soil Carbon; 3.2.5 Man-made Carbon Source; 3.2.6 Carbon Dioxide in the Ocean; 3.2.7 Biological Calcification; 3.3 The Janus Faced-Nitrogen; 3.3.1 Nitrogen Fixation and Uptake; 3.3.2 Nitrogen Mineralization; 3.3.3 Nitrification; 3.3.4 Denitrification; 3.3.5 Major Anthropogenic Sources of Inorganic Nitrogen in Aquatic Ecosystems; References; 4 Natures' Reaction to Anthropogenic Activities

4.1 Increased Vulnerability to Natural/Man-Made Disasters4.2 Population and Extreme Weather Nexus; 4.3 Human Species Is Under Serious Threat; 4.3.1 Water Distresses; 4.3.2 Risk to Marine Ecosystem and Corals; 4.3.3 Changing Temperatures and Forests; 4.3.4 Rising Seas; 4.3.5 Droughts and Fire; References; 5 Reducing Carbon Growth; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Can We Postpone 'Energy Apocalypse'?; 5.3 The Future; 5.3.1 The Solar Energy; 5.3.2 The Wind Energy; 5.3.3 The Hydro-/Geothermal Energy; 5.3.4 Energy for Batteries (Lithium: The New Gasoline); 5.3.5 The Biomass Energy; 5.3.6 The Biogas Energy

5.3.7 The Hydrogen5.3.8 Energy from Waste; 5.4 On Way Out; 5.4.1 Coal; 5.4.2 The Hydrocarbons; 5.5 The Debate on Nuclear Energy; 5.5.1 Environmental Effects of Nuclear Power Plants and Explosion; 5.5.2 Is Nuclear Energy Futuristic?; 5.6 Innovations; 5.6.1 Paradigm Shift Is Inevitable; 5.6.2 Bottlenecks to Sustainability; 5.6.3 Back to Basics; References

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Print version: Srivastav, Asheem The Science and Impact of Climate Change

ISBN:

9789811308093

9811308098

Publisher Number:

99979627666

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