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Mitigation of Dangers from Natural and Anthropogenic HazardsMagnified Impact of Natural Hazards from Global Warming/Climate Change and Inadequate Land-Use Planning

Mitigation of Dangers from Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards: Magnified Impact of Natural Hazards... [Global warming/climate change is a progressive happening that contributes to ongoing long-term disaster conditions and short-term hazards that put people and property at risk of injury, death, damage, and destruction [1]. The temperature increase correlates well with the ~40 % increase of CO contents in the atmosphere from 280 ppm in latter part of the nineteenth century with the industrial revolution to the >400 ppm in 2015. The increase is attributed to industrial emissions of CO2 especially from coal-burning electricity generating plants and cement manufacturing among others, especially from the 1950s and accelerated with increasing global industrial development into the twenty-first century. It is attributed as well to the loss of capacity of ‘sinks’ that absorb the CO2 from the atmosphere (e.g., oceans and forests). The major sinks, oceans and seas with creatures that use CO2 to precipitate their calcium carbonate (CaCO) shells, have become saturated to the point that their chemistries are changing with respect to acidity to the detriment of shelled forms in the marine ecosystems. In addition, another major sink, the areas of forests and other vegetation that use CO2 for photosynthesis, are being reduced by forestry and human encroachment that has changed the natural land use patterns and helped lower the amount of CO2 that could be absorbed by plants from the increasing amounts being emitted to the atmosphere.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Mitigation of Dangers from Natural and Anthropogenic HazardsMagnified Impact of Natural Hazards from Global Warming/Climate Change and Inadequate Land-Use Planning

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-38874-8
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53 –60
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-38875-5_10
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Abstract

[Global warming/climate change is a progressive happening that contributes to ongoing long-term disaster conditions and short-term hazards that put people and property at risk of injury, death, damage, and destruction [1]. The temperature increase correlates well with the ~40 % increase of CO contents in the atmosphere from 280 ppm in latter part of the nineteenth century with the industrial revolution to the >400 ppm in 2015. The increase is attributed to industrial emissions of CO2 especially from coal-burning electricity generating plants and cement manufacturing among others, especially from the 1950s and accelerated with increasing global industrial development into the twenty-first century. It is attributed as well to the loss of capacity of ‘sinks’ that absorb the CO2 from the atmosphere (e.g., oceans and forests). The major sinks, oceans and seas with creatures that use CO2 to precipitate their calcium carbonate (CaCO) shells, have become saturated to the point that their chemistries are changing with respect to acidity to the detriment of shelled forms in the marine ecosystems. In addition, another major sink, the areas of forests and other vegetation that use CO2 for photosynthesis, are being reduced by forestry and human encroachment that has changed the natural land use patterns and helped lower the amount of CO2 that could be absorbed by plants from the increasing amounts being emitted to the atmosphere.]

Published: Jun 24, 2016

Keywords: Heat Wave; Extreme Weather Event; Silver Iodide; Major Sink; Severe Drought Condition

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