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Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 Global warming and Oceans 3 Biological impacts of global warming 4 Global warming and Canada 5 Global warming and the USA 6 Global warming and the Netherlands 7 Global response to global warming Bibliography Index Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earths near surface air and oceans since the mid 20th century and its projected continuation The Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC concludes that increasing greenhouse gas concentrations resulting from human activity such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation are responsible for most of the observed temperature increase since the middle of the 20th century the IPCC also concludes that natural phenomena such as solar variation and volcanoes produced most of the warming from preindustrial times to 1950 and had a small cooling effect afterward These basic conclusions have been endorsed by more than 45 scientific societies and academies of science including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countries Climate model projections summarized in the latest IPCC report indicate that the global surface temperature will probably rise further during the twenty first century The uncertainty in this estimate arises from the use of models with differing sensitivity to greenhouse gas concentrations and the use of differing estimates of future greenhouse gas emissions Some other uncertainties include how warming and related changes will vary from region to region around the globe Most studies focus on the period up to the year 2100 However warming is expected to continue beyond 2100 even if emissions stop because of the large heat capacity of the oceans and the long lifetime of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere Increasing global temperature will cause sea levels to rise and will change the amount and pattern of precipitation probably including expansion of subtropical deserts This book titled Global and Regional Perspectives on Global Warming will be of immense help to all those contemplating to acquire an expert knowledge of global warming jacket 212 pp.…

Contents Preface 1 Flood Hazards Control and Management 2 Dams and Dambursts 3 Tsunami and EI Nino 4 Water and Groundwater Hazards Bibliography Index A flood is too much water in the wrong place whether it be an inundated city or a single stre 254 pp.

Contents Preface 1 Droughts 2 Case Studies on Drought Mitigation 3 Famine 4 Deserts and Desertification 5 UN Convention on Desertification Bibliography Index A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply Generally this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region Although droughts can persist for several years even a short intense drought can cause significant damage and harm the local economy This global phenomenon has a widespread impact on agriculture The United Nations estimates that an area of fertile soil the size of Ukraine is lost every year because of drought deforestation and climate instability Lengthy periods of drought have long been a key trigger for mass migration and played a key role in a number of ongoing migrations and other humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel Drought is a normal recurring feature of the climate in most parts of the world it is among the earliest documented climatic events present in the Epic of Gilgamesh and tied to the biblical story of Josephs arrival in and the later Exodus from Ancient Egypt Hunter gatherer migrations in 9 500BC Chile have been linked to the phenomenon as has the exodus of early man out of Africa and into the rest of the world around 135000 years ago Modern peoples can effectively mitigate much of the impact of drought through irrigation and crop rotation Failure to develop adequate drought mitigation strategies carries a grave human cost in the modern era exacer bated by ever increasing population densities Recurring droughts leading to desertification in the Horn of Africa have created grave ecological catastrophes prompting massive food shortages still recurring This Book will be of immense help to all those contemplating to acquire an expert knowledge of droughts famines deserts and desertification.…

orig. wrappers. Zustand: Minor rubbing. VG. 21x14cm, 56 pp. Full title reads: "Floods in Bangladesh : What Are the Solutions : International Society of Bangladesh, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada / Contributed by M.L. Dewan, Himalaya Surakshan Ashram, Village and P.O. Ranichauri 24199 Tehri Garhwal U.P. India".…

Zustand: minor rubbing, VG. orig.wrappers minor rubbing, VG 8 photoplates,6 folding maps 24x18cm, iv, 47,(14) pp, Contains 6 folding maps + 8 photoplates.