Author: Israel Cook RussellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Climatic Changes Indicated by the Glaciers of North America
Author: Israel Cook RussellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Climatic Changes Indicated by the Glaciers of North America
Author: Israel Cook RussellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Glaciers of North America
Author: Israel Cook RussellPublisher: Boston ; London : Ginn
ISBN:
Category : Glaciers
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Notes on Post-glacial Evidences of Climatic Changes in North America as Indicated by Marine Fossils
Author: William Healey DallThe Climatic Changes of Later Geological Times
Author: Josiah Dwight WhitneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climatology
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Glaciers of North America
Author: Richard S. WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
The Climatic Changes of Later Geological Times: A Discussion Based on Observations Made in the Cordilleras of North America
Author: J. D. WhitneyPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385477549
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
North America and the Great Ice Age
Author: Charles L. MatschPublisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Non-technical. Includes information on glaciers, glacial geology, chronology and theories of ice ages.
Recent Climate Change Impacts on Mountain Glaciers
Author: Mauri PeltoPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119068118
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Glaciers are considered a key and an iconic indicator of climate change. The World Glacier Monitoring Service has noted that global alpine balance has been negative for 35 consecutive years. This highlights the dire future that alpine glaciers face. The goal of this volume is to tell the story, glacier by glacier, of response to climate change from 1984-2015. Of the 165 glaciers examined in 10 different alpine regions, 162 have retreated significantly. It is evident that the changes are significant, not happening at a "glacial" pace, and are profoundly affecting alpine regions. There is a consistent result that reverberates from mountain range to mountain range, which emphasizes that although regional glacier and climate feedbacks differ, global changes are driving the response. This book considers ten different glaciated regions around the individual glaciers, and offers a different tune to the same chorus of glacier volume loss in the face of climate change.
Himalayan Glaciers
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309261015
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region's water supply are unclear, this report finds. The Hindu Kush Himalayan region is the location of several of Asia's great river systems, which provide water for drinking, irrigation, and other uses for about 1.5 billion people. Recent studies show that at lower elevations, glacial retreat is unlikely to cause significant changes in water availability over the next several decades, but other factors, including groundwater depletion and increasing human water use, could have a greater impact. Higher elevation areas could experience altered water flow in some river basins if current rates of glacial retreat continue, but shifts in the location, intensity, and variability of rain and snow due to climate change will likely have a greater impact on regional water supplies. Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security makes recommendations and sets guidelines for the future of climate change and water security in the Himalayan Region. This report emphasizes that social changes, such as changing patterns of water use and water management decisions, are likely to have at least as much of an impact on water demand as environmental factors do on water supply. Water scarcity will likely affect the rural and urban poor most severely, as these groups have the least capacity to move to new locations as needed. It is predicted that the region will become increasingly urbanized as cities expand to absorb migrants in search of economic opportunities. As living standards and populations rise, water use will likely increase-for example, as more people have diets rich in meat, more water will be needed for agricultural use. The effects of future climate change could further exacerbate water stress. Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security explains that changes in the availability of water resources could play an increasing role in political tensions, especially if existing water management institutions do not better account for the social, economic, and ecological complexities of the region. To effectively respond to the effects of climate change, water management systems will need to take into account the social, economic, and ecological complexities of the region. This means it will be important to expand research and monitoring programs to gather more detailed, consistent, and accurate data on demographics, water supply, demand, and scarcity.