Global Warming and Climate Change

Author: Mahendra Pandey
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 8178882728
Published on: 2005-01
Hardcover

A lot of scientific papers and reports are available on Global Warming and even media has shown lots of enthusiasm. But, many people in our country are still ignorant about greenhouse gases, greenhouse effect, climate change and its consequences. The knowledge of environmental problems is important as it helps in reducing the problem. Your every action affects the environment. The event of global warming may be a big issue, but truth is that every one of us is responsible for it. At the government level several steps are being taken for the control of greenhouse emissions but without public participation it is difficult to achieve the desirable results. This book is a sincere effort to aware the people on the issue.

Preface
1. Indicators of Climate Change
2. Greenhouse Gases
3. The Greenhouse Effect
4. The Retreating Glaciers
5. Water Resources and Global Warming
6. Dangers Posed by Freshwater
7. El Nino and Climate Change
8. Global Warming and Species Extinction
9. Smugglers Warming The Earth
10. Global Warming and Health
11. Heat Waves in Europe-A Natural Calamity?
12. Global Warming and Malnutrition
13. Environmental Degradation and Asthma
14. Rise in Sea Level
15. Clean Coal Technologies
16. Nuclear Power for Curbing Global Warming
17. Renewable Energy in India
18. Impacts of Climate Change in India
19. Climate Change Mitigation Possibilities
20. National Policy for Climate Change Mitigation
21. Global Warming due to Solar Radiations
22. Kyoto Protocol for Greenhouse Gases Emissions
23. Politics of Global Warming
24. New Lights on Aerosols
25. You can also Reduce Global Warming
26. Frequently Asked Questions on Global Warming
27. Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
28. Carbon Trading Gaining Momentum