Environment (Encyclopaedia Of Environment), 6 Vols. SetK.R. Gupta |
Contents
Historical Background | 1 |
Industrial Era and Possible Current Understanding of Global Warming | 10 |
Controversy and Scientific Consensus | 32 |
United Nations on Climate Change in 2007 | 42 |
G8 Summit 2007 and the Climate Change | 48 |
Problems of Global Warming in India | 67 |
Himalayan Glaciers | 90 |
Coastal Areas Vulnerable | 127 |
West Bengal and Orissa Under Serious Threat | 140 |
Governmental Initiatives | 166 |
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