Global Warming & Climate Change

Climate and weather conditions are crucial determinants of the success of plantation crops. Weather affects the yield of a crop, while climate determines the adaptability of the crop in a specific region. The impacts of global warming and climate change...

This book examines the significant issues of food security and the sustainability of natural resources in India in light of projected climate change. As agroecosystems serve as areas where humans and the natural environment interact, climate change is...

The book provides a thorough examination of the potential consequences of climate change on food security in India, including projections for the future. It delves into the global situation of extreme climatic events and the possible climatic parameters...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781554815937Author Adam BriggleFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Broadview Press LtdPublisher Broadview Press Ltd

'One of the most exciting books I've ever read'- Louise ErdrichIn this profoundly human and moving narrative, the bestselling author of The World Without Us returns with a book ten years in the making: a study of the precarious state of our planet and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958808177Author S W LawrenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Sidekick PressPublisher Sidekick PressWeight(grams) 399gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

This compelling textbook provides a broad overview of the science underpinning our understanding of our climate, and how it is changing. Presented in clear and accessible language, and requiring only minimal algebra, it enables students to understand how...

Neel Ahuja tracks the figure of the climate refugee in public media and policy over the past decade, arguing that journalists, security experts, politicians, and nongovernmental organizations have often oversimplified climate change and obfuscated the...

The book is an attempt to address the important facts and figures relating to climate change impacts on water security: a. Climate change impacts on water resources; b. Climate change impacts on water related diseases; c. Climate change impacts on water...

This book provides an extensive analysis of climate change and its potential consequences on food security in India. It delves into the global scenario of extreme climatic events and the projected climatic parameters in the coming years. The book also...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798823378543Author David DerezotesFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint Cognella Academic PublishingPublisher Cognella Academic PublishingWeight(grams)...

Winner, 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleWinner, 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the category of Ecology and Environment, Foreword ReviewsMany accounts of climate change depict disasters striking faraway places: melting ice caps,...

Amazon Best Seller in Green Business & Environmental EconomicsSOMETIMES, A SIMPLE IDEA CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.Imagine a mechanism that harnesses the positive market forces of competitive advantage to reduce greenhouse gasses.Imagine an attribute that...

"Yes, I am very concerned about the climate crisis, but how can I address it in my daily work as a helping professional?"Created for both students and practitioners, Climate Change in Person, Community, and Planet: A Guide for Helping Professionals...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of 2021 Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2021.Book InformationISBN 9798765125212Author David E. NewtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing...

We can all play a part in triggering positive tipping points that accelerate us out of the climate crisis. How do we get out of a climate crisis of our own making? As global change escalates, we are already starting to experience damaging tipping...

Why should we care about climate chaos and global warming? Because, among other risky outcomes, they may seriously harm our health! Scientists around the world are in agreement that global warming, more aptly named climate change, is occurring and human...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909172395Author Patricia FinneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Climbing Tree BooksPublisher Climbing Tree BooksWeight(grams) 50gDimensions(mm) 178mm...

This book provides a snapshot of the manifestations of the climate emergency in the Philippines from a wide array of disciplines including physical sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, management, and law. Researchers and faculties at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250371836Author Abrahm LustgartenFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

Industrial and agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are rapidly warming Earth's climate, unleashing rising seas, ocean acidification, melting permafrost, powerful storms, wildfires, floods, deadly heat waves, droughts, tsunamis, food shortages, and...

When climate disasters like hurricanes, heatwaves, and tsunamis strike, they reveal the inequities of our social, political, and economic structures. They also lay bare the negative impacts of these structures on the health and safety of all people, and...

A global account of the grassroots environmental movements on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Environmentalism from Below takes readers inside the popular struggles for environmental liberation in the Global South. These communities-among the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648930075Author Philip Kent-HughesFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Mindstorm PublishingPublisher Mindstorm Publishing

The once formidable Rio Grande Delta has vanished, and unsustainable land loss in south Louisiana will result in the virtual loss of the Mississippi River Delta by 2050. Barrier islands, peninsulas, and chenier plains across the Gulf Coast are...

Are you struggling to navigate the complex landscape of ESG compliance? Do you fear falling victim to allegations of green or social-washing while also striving to deliver value for your shareholders? Look no further. Our ESG Reporting Manual offers 500+...

Available open access digitally under CC BY NC ND licence. Climate change is often understood as a main driver of human mobility in Africa, but this book demonstrates the many other factors that also come into play in households mobility practices...

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Do scientists expect the number and severity of extreme weather events to increase in a warming world? Which parts of the world are most vulnerable to a future of weather catastrophes? This resource considers all those questions and more as it explains...

Climate change is a reality that affects all aspects of agriculture, and is also impacted by agriculture. This collection of articles looks at a range of topics including: Impact on pollinators, key crops, farming systems, animal welfare and on humans,...

'One of the most exciting books I've ever read'- Louise ErdrichIn this profoundly human and moving narrative, the bestselling author of The World Without Us returns with a book ten years in the making: a study of the precarious state of our planet and...

Experiencing a single disaster - a hurricane, tornado, flood, severe winter storm, or a global pandemic - can wreak havoc on the lives and livelihoods of individuals, families, communities and entire regions. For many people who live in communities in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Santa Monica Public Library Green Prize for Sustainable Literature 2016 (United States). Short-listed for Foreword Reviews IndieFAB Book of the Year 2016 (United...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is one of the most critical federal agencies. It's also the most criticized-bar none. Those glory days of battling burning rivers and smog-chocked air are behind us, along with appreciation of the agency that made...

The effects of climate change on food production and security are many and varied and represent one of the biggest challenges facing humanity today. As the human population increases there is increasing pressure on land availability and water resources...

Drawing Coastlines reveals the ways that technical images such as weather infographics, sea-level projections, and surveys are fast remaking Mumbai's coasts and coastal futures. They set in place infrastructural interventions, vocabularies of development...

This book focuses on the traditional ecological knowledge in addressing the current climate crisis in the Indian Himalayas. Local or indigenous people in the Himalayas, through their low-carbon producing lifestyles, contribute very little to the climate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798890318664Author William ThornbroFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint Ewings Publishing LLCPublisher Ewings Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633310667Author Ani DasguptaFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Disruption BooksPublisher Disruption Books

After decades of debate about global warming, the fact of the climate crisis is finally widely accepted. People at all scales-from the household to the global market-are attempting to govern climate to deal with its causes and impacts. Although the...