Global warming and its effects on environment

By:

Tiwari, Somnath

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi; Adhyayan; 2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 240 pISBN:

9788184350296

Subject(s):

Environment

DDC classification:

333.7 TIW

Summary: Of the innumerable challenges confronting humanity today, the most daunting yet may prove to be that of global warming. The consequences of human activities have evolved in unprecedented ways; and global warming is the deadliest manifestation of these activities till date. Global warming is the consequent increase in the global mean temperature, due to enhanced greenhouse effect. But the definition of this term does not end here. It comes with a baggage of destructive potential, and the menace threatens to unleash havoc on the environment on a magnanimous scale. The present book discusses global warming and its implications in a comprehensive, detailed manner, apart from offering strategies to mitigate it. With its exhaustive coverage of such a current burning topic, the book serves to appear the curiosity of readers.

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Of the innumerable challenges confronting humanity today, the most daunting yet may prove to be that of global warming. The consequences of human activities have evolved in unprecedented ways; and global warming is the deadliest manifestation of these activities till date.

Global warming is the consequent increase in the global mean temperature, due to enhanced greenhouse effect. But the definition of this term does not end here. It comes with a baggage of destructive potential, and the menace threatens to unleash havoc on the environment on a magnanimous scale.

The present book discusses global warming and its implications in a comprehensive, detailed manner, apart from offering strategies to mitigate it. With its exhaustive coverage of such a current burning topic, the book serves to appear the curiosity of readers.

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