Climate Change in the Himalayas: Preserving the Third Pole for Cooling the Earth

In stock

Free & Quick Delivery Worldwide

The Himalayas are the highest, the loftiest and the most fragile ecosystem on the Earth. As they accumulate the largest mass of snow and ice outside the North and South Poles, it is often referred to as the Third Pole. The Third Pole, apart from influencing global weather system, also contributes to cooling the planet Earth. Climate change exhibiting the rising temperature to an alarming extent is posing a threat not only to the Himalayas but also to the plain areas due to natural highland-lowland ecological linkages.

This book attempts to present a real picture of the Himalayas as emerging owing to ominous climate change which is spreading its tentacles all over the globe and needs to be adequately and conclusively responded. Adoption of strategies and climate change mitigation, which appear to be possible, would lead to ecological restoration in the Himalayas. Cooling of the Himalayas and well-being of the cryosphere are a prerequisite for cooling the planet Earth. This book provides useful matter and, in the wake of ongoing climate change phenomenon, it would prove to be of critical value for climate scientists, ecologists, environmental engineers, mountain scholars, planners and policy-makers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Vir Singh

Dr. Vir Singh is a Professor of Environmental Science at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. He holds dual Ph.D. degrees in Animal Nutrition (Himalayan Range-land Management). He has three decades' experience of teaching, research, extension, guiding students, and environmental activism. He has extensively travelled European and Asian countries. He has published 20 book and 200 articles.

reviews

0 in total

There are no reviews yet.

Bibliographic information

Title
Climate Change in the Himalayas: Preserving the Third Pole for Cooling the Earth
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9788173872280
Length
302p., Illustrations; Maps; 22cm.
Subjects

tags

#Himalaya