Climatic Cataclysm

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Climatic Cataclysm

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Author : Kurt M. Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2009-10-01

Climatic Cataclysm written by Kurt M. Campbell and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with Political Science categories.

Global climate change poses not only environmental hazards but profound risks to planetary peace and stability as well. Climatic Cataclysm gathers experts on climate science, oceanography, history, political science, foreign policy, and national security to take the measure of these risks. The contributors have developed three scenarios of what the future may hold. The expected scenario relies on current scientific models to project the effects of climate change over the next 30 years. The severe scenario, which posits a much stronger climate response to current levels of carbon loading, foresees profound and potentially destabilizing global effects over the next generation or more. Finally, the catastrophic scenario is characterized by a devastating "tipping point" in the climate system, perhaps 50 or 100 years hence. In this future world, the land-based polar ice sheets have disappeared, global sea levels have risen dramatically, and the existing natural order has been destroyed beyond repair. The contributors analyze the security implications of these scenarios, which at a minimum include increased disease proliferation; tensions caused by large-scale migration; and conflict sparked by resource scarcity, particularly in Africa. They consider what we can learn from the experience of early civilizations confronted with natural disaster, and they ask what the three largest emitters of greenhouse gases—the United States, the European Union, and China—can do to reduce and manage future risks. In the coming decade, the United States faces an ominous set of foreign policy and national security challenges. Global climate change will not only complicate these tasks, but as this sobering study reveals, it may also create new challenges that dwarf those of today. Contributors include Leon Fuerth (George Washington University), Jay Gulledge (Pew Center on Global Climate Change), Alexander T. J. Lennon (Center for Strategic and International Studies), J.R. McNeil

Smart Solutions To Climate Change

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Author : Bjørn Lomborg
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-09-09

Smart Solutions To Climate Change written by Bjørn Lomborg and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-09 with Business & Economics categories.

The failure of the Copenhagen climate conference in December 2009 revealed major flaws in the way the world's policymakers have attempted to prevent dangerous levels of increases in global temperatures. The expert authors in this specially commissioned collection focus on the likely costs and benefits of a very wide range of policy options, including geo-engineering, mitigation of CO2, methane and 'black carbon', expanding forest, research and development of low-carbon energy and encouraging green technology transfer. For each policy, authors outline all of the costs, benefits and likely outcomes, in fully referenced, clearly presented chapters accompanied by shorter, critical alternative perspectives. To further stimulate debate, a panel of economists, including three Nobel laureates, evaluate and rank the attractiveness of the policies. This authoritative and thought-provoking book will challenge readers to form their own conclusions about the best ways to respond to global warming.

The Empire Of Climate

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Author : David N. Livingstone
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2026-03-31

The Empire Of Climate written by David N. Livingstone and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2026-03-31 with History categories.

How the specter of climate has been used to explain history since antiquity Scientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single greatest threat facing our planet and may even bring about the extinction of our species. Yet behind these anxieties lies an older, much deeper fear about the power that climate exerts over us. The Empire of Climate traces the history of this idea and its pervasive influence over how we interpret world events and make sense of the human condition, from the rise and fall of ancient civilizations to the afflictions of the modern psyche. Taking readers from the time of Hippocrates to the unfolding crisis of global warming today, David Livingstone reveals how climate has been critically implicated in the politics of imperial control and race relations; been used to explain industrial development, market performance, and economic breakdown; and served as a bellwether for national character and cultural collapse. He examines how climate has been put forward as an explanation for warfare and civil conflict, and how it has been identified as a critical factor in bodily disorders and acute psychosis. A panoramic work of scholarship, The Empire of Climate maps the tangled histories of an idea that has haunted our collective imagination for centuries, shedding critical light on the notion that everything from the wealth of nations to the human mind itself is subject to climate’s imperial rule.

A Changing Environment For Human Security

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Author : Linda Sygna
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-06-26

A Changing Environment For Human Security written by Linda Sygna and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-26 with Social Science categories.

Environmental change presents a new context and new opportunities for transformational change. This timely book will inspire new ways of understanding the relationship between environmental change and human security. A Changing Environment for Human Security: Transformative Approaches to Research, Policy and Action both supports and informs a call for new, transformative approaches to research, policy and action. The chapters in this book include critical analyses, case studies and reflections on contemporary environmental and social challenges, with a strong emphasis on those related to climate change. Human thoughts and actions have contributed to an environment of insecurity, manifested as multiple interacting threats that now represent a serious challenge to humanity. Yet humans also have the capacity to collectively transform the economic, political, social and cultural systems and structures that perpetuate human insecurities. These fresh perspectives on global environmental change from an interdisciplinary group of international experts will inspire readers – whether students, researchers, policy makers, or practitioners – to think differently about environmental issues and sustainability. The contributions show that in a changing environment, human security is not only a possibility, but a choice.

Geological Magazine

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Author : Henry Woodward
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

Geological Magazine written by Henry Woodward and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Electronic journals categories.

The Mammoth And The Flood

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Author : Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

The Mammoth And The Flood written by Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Deluge categories.

The Geological Magazine Or Monthly Journal Of Geology

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

The Geological Magazine Or Monthly Journal Of Geology written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with categories.

Method In Prehistory

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Author : Astley John Hilary Goodwin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945

Method In Prehistory written by Astley John Hilary Goodwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with Archaeology categories.

Handbook Series

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Author : South African Archaeological Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945

Handbook Series written by South African Archaeological Society and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with Archaeology categories.

Migration Environment And Climate Change

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Author : Frank Laczko
language : en
Publisher: UN
Release Date : 2009

Migration Environment And Climate Change written by Frank Laczko and has been published by UN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Business & Economics categories.

Gradual and sudden environmental changes are resulting in substantial human movement and displacement, and the scale of such flows, both internal and cross-border, is expected to rise with unprecedented impacts on lives and livelihoods. Despite the potential challenge, there has been a lack of strategic thinking about this policy area partly due to a lack of data and empirical research on this topic. Adequately planning for and managing environmentallyinduced migration will be critical for human security. The papers in this volume were first presented at the Research Workshop on Migration and the Environment: Developing a Global Research Agenda held in Munich, Germany in April 2008. One of the key objectives on the Munich workshop was to address the need for more sound empirical research and identify priority areas of research for policy makers in the field of migration and the environment.