Climate Change and Environmental Impacts: Past, Present and Future Perspective

The Earth's climate is changing rapidly due to human activities, with extreme weather events causing anxiety and challenges for scientists and planners. A multidisciplinary approach is needed to understand these patterns and guide future planning and programming.

Format: Hardback
Length: 454 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

The Earth's climate is a complex and dynamic system that undergoes natural variations and changes throughout its history. While these natural processes can occur independently of human activities, the rapid acceleration in the changing pattern of climate due to human influence is a matter of significant concern to scientists. These patterns serve as valuable lessons for understanding future trends and developing strategies for mitigation. The recent extreme weather events, characterized by widespread loss of human life and property, have heightened anxiety within society and presented challenges to scientists and planners. Cyclical variations in the Earth's climate occur at various time scales, ranging from years to decades, centuries, and millennia. These cycles are driven by a multitude of physical mechanisms, each contributing to the complex interplay of factors that shape our planet's climate. Over the past 65 million years, the Earth has experienced several cycles of glacial advance and retreat. The abrupt end of the last ice age, approximately 11,700 years ago, marked the beginning of the modern climate era and the rise of human civilization. A multidisciplinary approach is essential in studying the Earth's changing climate, as it provides a holistic view of the complex system and helps guide future planning and programming. By understanding the drivers of climate change, scientists can develop more effective strategies for mitigating its impacts and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.

Weight: 863g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031131189
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022