Global Warming / / edited by Stuart Arthur Harris.

• TeilnehmendeR: Harris, Stuart Arthur,
• Place / Publishing House: Rijeka, Croatia : : Sciyo,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (274 pages) :; illustrations

This book is intended to introduce the reader to examples of the range of practical problems posed by "Global Warming". It includes 11 chapters split into 5 sections. Section 1 outlines the recent changes in the Indian Monsoon, the importance of greenhouse gases to life, and the relative importance of changes in solar radiation in causing the changes. Section 2 discusses the changes to natural hazards such as floods, retreating glaciers and potential sea level changes. Section 3 examines planning cities and transportation systems in the light of the changes, while section 4 looks at alternative energy sources. Section 5 estimates the changes to the carbon pool in the alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The 11 authors come from 9 different countries, so the examples are taken from a truly international set of problems.