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1 online resource |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Contributors; 1: Introduction: Countering Global Climate Change: Tropical Solutions: An Experimental Approach; 1.1 General Remarks; 1.2 Warming Trends; 1.3 The Power of "New" Water Vapor; 1.4 Climate Change, Occupational Health and Safety; 1.5 Energy Acquisition and CO2 Sequestration; 1.6 Wind Power Sites; 1.7 Winds of Selected Tropical Land Areas; 1.7.1 Africa; 1.7.2 Southern Asia; 1.7.3 Northern South America; 1.7.4 Northern Australia; 1.7.5 CO2 Sequestration |
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1.7.6 Lowering Road Repair Costs = Less Greenhouse Gases1.7.7 Wood Products from Invasive Species; 1.8 Reducing Deforestation with Bamboo; 1.9 Water, Crops and Soil; 1.10 Phosphorus Depletion; 1.11 Increasing Turbidity; 1.12 Detection of Dispersive Clays; 1.13 Detecting Clay Dispersion; 1.14 Conclusions; References; 2: Water Vapor Condensation from Fossil Fuels and Tropical Volcanoes: Potential Effects on Global Warming; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 New Atmospheric Water Sources; 2.1.2 Positive Feedback Source; 2.1.3 Role of Methane; 2.1.4 "New Condensation": Human-Induced |
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2.1.5 Evidence from Mass Balance Calculations2.1.6 Source of Stratospheric Water; 2.2 Conclusion; 2.3 Applications; 2.3.1 Tropical Volcanoes and Geothermal Energy; 2.3.1.1 Geothermal Power Plant Systems; 2.3.2 Driverless Vehicles; Acknowledgments; References; 3: Operation of Motor Vehicles in the Tropics below Recommended Engine Temperatures: Atmospheric and Health Ramifications; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Role of Vehicle Engine Thermostats; 3.1.2 The Practice of Thermostat Removal; 3.1.3 Aim; 3.2 Method; 3.2.1 Statistics and Study Areas; 3.3 Results |
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3.3.1 Correlation between Beliefs and Actions3.4 Discussion; 3.4.1 Trade Wind Locations; 3.5 Conclusions; 3.6 Applications; References; 4: Meteorological Configurations for Atmospheric Pollution by Cassava Cyanides in Tropical Locations; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Modes of Cassava Contamination; 4.1.1.1 Hydrogen Cyanide; 4.1.1.2 Sulfur Dioxide; 4.1.1.3 Dust; 4.1.2 Treatments Which Reduce Toxicity; 4.1.3 Cassava Wastewater and Cassava Peels; 4.1.4 Ingredients for Air Pollution; 4.1.4.1 Wind and Rain Shadow; 4.1.4.2 Subsidence and Orientation of Mountain; 4.1.4.3 Inversions in Valleys |
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4.1.4.4 High Level Inversions4.1.4.5 Winds of West Africa; 4.2 Conclusions; 4.3 Applications; 4.3.1 Atmospheric Fate of Cyanide; 4.3.2 Testing for Cyanide Poisoning; 4.3.3 Other Sources of HCN; 4.3.3.1 Intake Routes and Fate of HCN; 4.3.3.2 Determination; 4.3.3.3 Epidemiological Studies; 4.3.3.4 Cyanide (CN−) in Water; References; 5: Qualitative Correlations between Antecedent Rainfall and Landslip Frequency on Thin Shale Beds: Climate Change Implications; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Study Area; 5.2 Method; 5.2.1 The Method of Investigation Entails; 5.3 Results and Discussion |
| Summary |
This book offers a solutions-based approach to climate change problems which potentially impinge on human beings within the tropics. It largely comprises research articles with supplementary applications and illustrations. The effects of atmospheric phenomena, energy acquisition, wind power, CO2 sequestration, are linked with soils, aquatic life, reducing deforestation, rainwater harvesting and clay pot farming, climate, plant disease and food security to show that no area of life is untouched by the phenomenon of climate change. It discusses specific problem areas and provides an overview of geotechnical and sustainable solutions to lessen the impact of climate |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Mark Anglin Harris is a Professor of Applied Climatology and Environmental Chemistry at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Jamaica, where he has been on the faculty since 2002. He earned his baccalaureate degree in geography and geology at the University of Windsor, Canada, in 1977, and received his PhD in environmental geoscience from the University of Adelaide in 2001. In 1992-1995 he tutored at the University of Adelaide, Australia, in Earth science & physical geography. His research has focused mainly on remediation of polluted land, water and air. His previous book, published in 2016 by Springer-Nature, is titled "Geobiotechnological Solutions to Anthropogenic Disturbances." Professor Harris has been the senior author of approximately 30 research articles, having become, so far, the only multiple recipient of the NCU Distinguished Faculty Award for research or scholarship, having won it four times, in 2003, 2007, 2012 and 2016 |
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Climate change mitigation -- Tropics
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Environmental protection -- Tropics
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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TECHNOLOGY -- Environmental Engineering & Technology.
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Climate change mitigation
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Climatology
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Environmental protection
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| SUBJECT |
Tropics -- Climate.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138065
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| Subject |
Tropics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429284847 |
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0429284845 |
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9780415005494 |
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0415005493 |
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9781000015140 |
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1000015149 |
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9781000001785 |
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1000001784 |
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9781000008623 |
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1000008622 |
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