In this paper, the author describes a semi empirical climate model (SECM) including the major forces which have impacts on the global warming namely Greenhouse Gases (GHG), the Total Solar Irradiance (TSI), the Astronomical Harmonic Resonances (AHR), and the Volcanic Eruptions (V...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/34187
Nathalie da Silva Cavalcanti Monteiro, Rhenyo Augusto Bastos Monteiro, Juliana D’ Angela Mariano, Jair Urbanetz Junior & Cezar Augusto Romano·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2017
There is great concern worldwide about increased greenhouse gas emissions and the consequences of climate change. Photovoltaic solar energy emerges as an alternative source of renewable energy with low environmental impacts. Through a bibliographical review on the subject, this p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2017/33408
The study was conducted with the aim to study the extent and level of farm women awareness about climate variability and its effect on water resources. The study was conducted in three agro-climatic zones of Punjab, India. One district from each zone was selected purposively for...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2017/32513
The study assessed climate change adaptation options and their implications on mangrove resources in Bagamoyo District. A total of three villages and 158 respondents were involved. Close and open-ended questions and FGDs were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data. Des...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2017/32612
Climate change has been one of the most sought out and debated topic of this decade and is evident to have profound effect on human health, climatic conditions and biodiversity. Though changes in climatic conditions has been referred as natural process but scientific investigatio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2017/33276
The objective of the present study was to estimate the cost of adaptation to climate change incurred by the rice growers in Eastern Himalaya (EH) in India. A sample total of 120 cereal farmers were surveyed in Senapati district of Manipur and East Sikkim district of Sikkim in EH....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2017/33216
Perception influences the manner people address the risks and opportunities associated with climate change and this in turn influences the manner people respond to the impact(s). Based on questionnaire data collected from 197 respondents, this paper examined public perception abo...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/32400
The aim of this study is to assess the global warming and climate change preconceptions and misconceptions of students. Descriptive survey method was used for the study. The participants of this study were 84 university students who were in the first and last year of their study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2017/32609
Analysis of deviation of precipitation in space, time and quantities, and its associated effect on the ecology is vital in coastal environments where the resource is highly variable and unpredictable. The present study is mainly concerned with the changing trend of rainfall and a...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2017/32709
Since the beginning of time, nature has fed us, cured and protected us. Today, the roles have been reversed, we need to feed nature and protect it if we must secure a healthy and prosperous future for generations to come. Worldwide analysis shows that biodiversity is threatened b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/31855
Environmental protection becomes a global challenge currently. Green roof is one of the innovative concepts to face this battle. An increase in its use is noticed in urban areas worldwide. But a question arises: what are the environmental consequences of the green roofs’ life cyc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2017/30796
This study investigates the relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and renewable energy production. In particular, the analysis considers whether there is a uniform relationship between CO2emissions and renewable energy production in the United States. The study uses...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/30483
Water constitutes a vital element of household food security for humans and livestock. Therefore, the general objective of this study was to establish the ease of water access, water scarcity and coping strategies used by rural communities in selected study sites of Makueni (Kili...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/28535
Aims: It ascertained the knowledge and attitude of extension personnel to climate change, the determinant factors and strategies for improving knowledge and altitude to climate change. Study Design: A survey design was used for the study. Place and Duration: The study was underta...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/30701
The optimization of crop yields and environmental services need a proper selection and adoption of sustainable farming systems. Agroforestry is a farming system which involves the integration of trees and crops in the same plot. It is a climate-smart environmental conservation sy...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31299