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Climate Change—Causes, Impacts, Mitigation: A Review

Authors : Mahmoud Khazalah, Baskar Gopalan

Published in: GCEC 2017

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Understanding the climate change is the main theme in this paper by reviewing the existing literature available so far. A detailed discussion has been highlighted on the causes like greenhouse effect, human activity and solar irradiance. The evidences such as change in sea level rise in global temperature, warming oceans, shrinking ice sheets, declining Arctic sea ice, glacial retreat, extreme events, ocean acidification and decreased snow cover have been discussed at great length. The consequences are rise in temperature, increase in frost-free season, change in precipitation pattern, more droughts and heat waves, and intense hurricanes. The mitigation, adaptation and the need of climate change research is also an important aspect in this review.

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Metadata
Title
Climate Change—Causes, Impacts, Mitigation: A Review
Authors
Mahmoud Khazalah
Baskar Gopalan
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer Singapore
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8016-6_53