scholarly journals Melting ice: A hot topic?

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 101-105
Author(s):  
Sharadchandra P. Marahatta
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Agriculture And Environment ◽  
Secondary Information ◽  
Historic Cities ◽  
Technological Options

A review of global melting ice and its causes as well as possible effects has been carried out based on available secondary information. Measured losses due to melting ice have been tabulated and in danger world heritage due to climatic changes were identified. Glaciers, marine bio-diversity, terrestrial bio-diversity, archeological sites and historic cities were considered as the threat of melting ice and it is recommended to look for economic implications and technological options with other possible actions for tackling global warming. The Journal of AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Vol. 8, 2007, pp. 101-105

scholarly journals Ensemble Projections of Regional Climatic Changes over Ontario, Canada

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (18) ◽  
pp. 7327-7346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuquan Wang ◽  
Guohe Huang ◽  
Jinliang Liu ◽  
Zhong Li ◽  
Shan Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Climate Projections ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Ensemble Simulations ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Events ◽  
Data Portal

Abstract In this study, high-resolution climate projections over Ontario, Canada, are developed through an ensemble modeling approach to provide reliable and ready-to-use climate scenarios for assessing plausible effects of future climatic changes at local scales. The Providing Regional Climates for Impacts Studies (PRECIS) regional modeling system is adopted to conduct ensemble simulations in a continuous run from 1950 to 2099, driven by the boundary conditions from a HadCM3-based perturbed physics ensemble. Simulations of temperature and precipitation for the baseline period are first compared to the observed values to validate the performance of the ensemble in capturing the current climatology over Ontario. Future projections for the 2030s, 2050s, and 2080s are then analyzed to help understand plausible changes in its local climate in response to global warming. The analysis indicates that there is likely to be an obvious warming trend with time over the entire province. The increase in average temperature is likely to be varying within [2.6, 2.7]°C in the 2030s, [4.0, 4.7]°C in the 2050s, and [5.9, 7.4]°C in the 2080s. Likewise, the annual total precipitation is projected to increase by [4.5, 7.1]% in the 2030s, [4.6, 10.2]% in the 2050s, and [3.2, 17.5]% in the 2080s. Furthermore, projections of rainfall intensity–duration–frequency (IDF) curves are developed to help understand the effects of global warming on extreme precipitation events. The results suggest that there is likely to be an overall increase in the intensity of rainfall storms. Finally, a data portal named Ontario Climate Change Data Portal (CCDP) is developed to ensure decision-makers and impact researchers have easy and intuitive access to the refined regional climate change scenarios.

scholarly journals The Application of Principles of Green Building in Traditional Housing in Iraq

2015 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
Maryam Qays Oleiwi ◽  
Ayat Ali ◽  
Nangkula Utaberta ◽  
Mastor Surat
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
The Future ◽  
Definition Of

Green building has become an important issue among architects and urban planners due to the increment in global warming risks and climatic changes which influenced negatively on natural resources. It is also one of measures been put forward to alleviate the significant impacts of the influence of buildings on the environment, society and economy. There have been extensive studies on green buildings, as evidenced in the rapid growing number of papers been published in last decades. These studies have been conducted in both developed countries and developing countries, indicating this is a global issue. However, there is lack of extensive researches on the green buildings in Iraq that is crucial for the future exerts. This paper reports the definition of green building, the environmental, social and economical aspects of green building, and application of green building's principles in traditional housing in Iraq.

Sir Nicholas John Shackleton. 23 June 1937 — 24 January 2006

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 435-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Nicholas McCave ◽  
Henry Elderfield
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Future Climate ◽  
The Past ◽  
Earth’S Climate ◽  
Natural Climate ◽  
Precise Role ◽  
Present Understanding

Nick Shackleton was an international scientist of great renown who fundamentally changed our understanding of how Earth processes work. His research on ancient oceans and climates was both innovative and pioneering, and he clarified the precise role of carbon dioxide in warming and cooling the Earth's climate. His work contributed greatly to our present understanding of the mechanism and causes of global warming. When he began his research, the investigation of past climatic changes was an area of ‘academic’ interest only. Four decades later, his lifetime achievements define the emergence of our understanding of the operation of Earth's natural climate system. This understanding of the past is now central to efforts to predict the future climate we have begun to create. As well as his many scientific accomplishments, Nick Shackleton excelled in another area, that of music, which was almost as important to him as science, and he was a very accomplished clarinet player. In his work he was spirited and curiosity-driven. He let his students and an entire community share in his brilliance and vision.

scholarly journals The environmental and economic implications of the climate change and extractive industry nexus in Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 95-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ademola Oluborode Jegede
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Extractive Industry ◽  
Extractive Sector ◽  
Economic Considerations

Climate change and extractive industry are two important global streams that are linked to each other in that risks associated with the former can adversely affect different areas of the extractive sector, while the activities of the latter can contribute to climate change. Yet, this nexus is hardly clearly articulated in the context of implications for the environment and economic considerations in Africa. Assessing key literature on the two themes, the paper argues that the link of extractive industry with climate change can have both negative and positive implications for environmental protection and the economy in Africa. The nexus of climate change and the extractive sector can be negative in that unsustainable extractive processes in terms of their outcome of deforestation and energy use are an important source of carbon emission contributing to global warming. The nexus can be positive in that it involves initiatives that can contribute to sustainable extractive sector and thereby reduce carbon emissions underlying climate change. Keywords: Africa, climate change, extractive sector, environmental protection, economic implications. JEL Classification: Q51, Q58, N5

scholarly journals Climate Change and Bangladesh: Geographical and Socio-economic Impacts

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 113-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farjana Jahan ◽  
Kazi SM Khasrul Alam Quddusi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Greenhouse Effect ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Local Initiative ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Waves ◽  
Land Water

Climate change, the effects of greenhouse effect and global warming, is out to alter the global map with its devouring prospects of sending a number of countries under the waves. Unfortunately yet unavoidably, Bangladesh stands at the forefront of climate forays. Its land, water and weather are being severely affected by undesirable climatic changes. Alarmingly, the dangers are to be intensified unless the trend is reversed. However, local initiative will hardly be enough to offset the grave concerns of unintended climatic changes in Bangladesh. The changes will also impact the socio-economic conditions of the country, putting the future of the nation on the line. Some ominous signs are already there for the concerned to respond with required amount of fervour. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/dsaj.v7i0.10439 Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 7, 2013; 113-132

scholarly journals Need of the Hour: Awareness on Green Banking Products

2022 ◽  
Vol 40 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherin T. C ◽  
C. L. JEBA MELVIN
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Climatic Change ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Industrial Sectors

Human beings for their self-centeredness, warmth, and leisure in their life, have chosen the avenue of globalization, technological advancement, and industrialization. The price that they are paying for this avenue is the catastrophe of biodiversity, climatic changes, global warming, depleting resources, melting of glaciers, and the catastrophe of greenery. Hence environmental sustainability and sustainable development have turned into a crucial agenda in the global association. India is a rapidly flourishing nation which is backed by the industrial sectors, yet it is exposed terribly to climatic change and global warming. Due to this alarming plight, the banking sectors who are the chief financial supporter of industries that cause pollution have taken a small start: Going Green. This has given push up to the conception of green banking and it has given birth to green banking products. The green banking products target cutback of carbon impression, resource-efficient economies, and ward off wastage of the accessible limited resources. It is focused upon moving towards banking practices that are non-hazardous to the environment and aids to conserve it. These green banking products initiatives have recently kick-started in a handful of banks across the country. Fueling of green products is required at a quick pace than anticipated, as they have a close association with other sectors that forms the country’s economy. This paper skates through the Need of the Hour and the awareness on Green Banking Products.

scholarly journals Global warming and rice based cropping system

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 62-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aarati Nepal
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Green House Gases ◽  
Green House ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Agriculture And Environment

International Pannel for Climate Change approximates that the global temperature would rise between 1.50 and 4.50 Celsius by some time in twenty-first century. Since the advent of the industrial revolution in the 1700s, human beings have devised many inventions that burn fossil fuels. Burning these fossil fuels as well as other activities such as clearing land for agriculture or urban settlements, releases some of the gases that trap heat in the atmosphere leading to global warming. Carbon dioxide, methane Nitrous oxide chloro-fluoro-carbons comprises the green house gases. Soil in the earth surface is viewed both as source and sink for most of the green house gases. Agricultural practices such as rice cultivation and clearing of the biomass results in the emission of green house gases. It is always not too late for good beginning, so knowledge and research is emphasized for understanding the green house gases emission and its reduction from agricultural practices. Journal of AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Vol. 8, 2007, pp. 62-65

scholarly journals Pesticide Application and Food Safety Issue in Nepal

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 128-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Koirala ◽  
S. Dhakal ◽  
A. S. Tamrakar
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Safety Issue ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Pesticide Application ◽  
Pest Population ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Agriculture And Environment

It has been increasing pest population including weeds, invasive species, insects and insect vectors and plant diseases, which lead to increase pesticides on crop production. Some of the pesticides also contribute to global warming and the depletion of the ozone layer. Pesticides are the potential health hazards which have drawn attention to everyone. The current practice adopted in pesticides control in Nepal appears not enough in line with food safety. This has created a promising threat in food safety and human health. In turn, global warming is also likely to increase pesticide use and degrade food safety situation. Necessary measures should be adopted to curb upcoming alarming situation in food safety.Key words: Food safety; Global warming; Pesticides; NepalThe Journal of Agriculture and Environment Vol:10, Jun.2009 Page: 128-132

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