Global Warming: CAUSE EFFECT MITIGATION - Couverture souple

Solnes, Edvard Julius

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1657555224 ISBN 13 : 9781657555228

Editeur : Independently published, 2020

Synopsis

It is only a little over 200 years since man started a serious scientific effort to unravel the mysteries of the atmosphere, its interaction with solar radiation, and how it creates livable conditions on earth. It was through the efforts of a few 18th century scientists and the groundbreaking work of the French mathematician Joseph Fourier in the early 1800’s, that the scientific foundation of both atmospheric and earth’s heat radiation was established. The climate seemed to be mostly governed by the action of water vapor in the atmosphere. However, early on, some scientists came to suspect that increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could cause it to warm up.This assertion was refuted by others, and the controversial debate about whether global warming is being caused by anthropogenic release of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, or simply a fickleness of nature, has been going on for more than hundred years. It elicits a powerful and fascinating story about strong convictions, disappointments and successes, and thus casts light on this controversial issue and makes it easier to understand. The author of this book aspires to relate this story in an unbiased manner, by going over the most prominent scientific papers and publications about this important subject, citing the main findings and describing milestones along the way. The reader is then encouraged to draw his own conclusions.This write-up is by no means a comprehensive documentation of what has been published in the fields of atmospheric and climate science over time. However, it is an honest effort to present, in a chronological order, the most prominent scientific opinions at any given time since the late 18th century. Obviously, scientific conceptions have evolved and changed over time, typically in a close relationship with general technological advancement and new scientific theories being developed.Some ideas about how to deal with too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are discussed in the second to last chapter - 11. Climate Engineering. Taking human frailty and weaknesses into consideration, some people have come up with innovative schemes to reduce or remove carbon dioxide from air, rather than wait for the human race to see the error of its ways-relying on man to change his lifestyle and move towards a low-carbon society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1657555224
• ISBN 13: 9781657555228
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 253
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible