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- English
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About this book
The climate over the Indian subcontinent is influenced by complex interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, and land, along with human interventions that are influencing heat extremes, changing monsoon patterns, sea-level rise, and posing serious threats to lives and livelihoods among populations in India. This book, based on recent studies and research, explains how and why the climate is changing across India and how these changes are expected to evolve in the future. It takes a holistic view of the climate from India's perspective and discusses important themes such as groundwater, land use, livestock, and natural disasters. Readers will have an in-depth understanding of impacts and possible adaptations.
Features
- Includes case studies of groundwater and the effect of climate change.
- Identifies land use and land cover changes in different regions in India.
- Discusses the implications of past and present climate change on various livestock types.
- Explains various natural hazards and their relationship to climate change.
- Describes technological intervention in climate change.
Researchers, academics, and graduate students in Earth sciences, climatology, meteorology, or environmental studies working on projects related to climate change will find this an invaluable reference. Governmental organizations, institutions, and global NGOs will also benefit from the insights presented in this book.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword by Laxman Singh Rathore
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- About the Editor
- List of Contributors
- 1 Groundwater Potential in India: Challenges and Threats of Climate Change Scenario
- 2 Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment Using GIS-Based Water Quality Index (WQI) in Parts of Jamui and Nawada Districts, Bihar, India
- 3 Climate Change and Its Impact on Coldwater Fisheries
- 4 Implications of Climate Change on Agriculture and Adaptation Strategies in India
- 5 Impact of Climate Change in India: Challenges to Human Health
- 5.3 Other Health Effects
- 5.4 Conclusions
- References
- 6 Use of Biotechnological Tools in Assessing Climate Impact on Mariculture: An Overview of Likely Scenarios over the Indian Subcontinent
- 7 Interannual and Seasonal Patterns of Soil Evapotranspiration in Response to Vegetation Dynamics as Revealed from Satellite Time Series Data
- 8 Rainfall Induced Landslide Hazards and Forecast under Changing Climatic Patterns and Associated Adaptations
- 9 Hotspots of Land Use Land Cover Change of Upper Meghna River Basin, India
- 10 Mapping Mountain Glacier Facies Using High-Resolution Optical Satellite Data: Possibilities and Challenges
- 11 Assessment of Climate Change and Its Impact on Human Inhabitation of Gujarat during the Mid-Late Holocene Period
- Glossary
- Index