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 EnergyEnergy 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