The Science and Impact of Climate Change

By Asheem Srivastav

Chapter 1 - Earth in Reverse Gear

The Observed Changes

Chronic droughts

Receding glaciers

Acidification of oceans

Habitats destroyed and species driven out of the planet

Chapter 2- A Glimpse of Natural Climatic History

The ongoing climate change

Solar Irradiance and Earth's Climate

Radiative Forcing

The terra incognita of Climate Change

Chapter 3- Understanding the warming process

The Green House Gases and their Effect

The Carbon Factor

Properties of Carbon dioxide

Carbon in the Terrestrial System

The Soil Carbon

Man Made Carbon Sources

Energy Intensive Cement Production Industry

Sources of carbon dioxide emission in cement manufacturing

Carbon dioxide in the Ocean

Biological Calcification

The Janus faced-Nitrogen

Processes responsible for nitrogen flow through the biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere

Major anthropogenic sources of inorganic nitrogen in aquatic ecosystems

Chapter 4- Nature's Reaction to Anthropogenic Activities

Increased Vulnerability to Natural/Man Made Disasters

Population and Extreme Weather Nexus

Human species is under serious threat

Water distresses

Risk to Marine Ecosystem and Corals

Changing temperatures and forests

Rising Seas

Droughts and Fire

Chapter 5-Reducing Carbon Growth

Can we postpone 'Energy Apocalypse'?

The Future

The Solar Energy

The Wind Energy

The Hydro/Geothermal Energy

Energy for Batteries (Lithium: the new gasoline)

The Biomass Energy

The Biogas Energy

The Hydrogen Energy

Energy from Waste

On Way out

Coal

The Hydrocarbons

The Debate on Nuclear Energy

Environmental Effects of Nuclear Power Plants

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 981130808X
• ISBN13: 9789811308086
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"