About the Book:
The principal objective of this book is to put the
science of climate change in the right perspective and help people of all walks
of life. At present governments are looking at climate change as a monster
created by anthropogenic greenhouse gases, a false alarm created by vested
groups. In light of this, the book has addressed to remove ambiguities relating
to the use of words like “global warming” and “climate change” on the one hand
and on the other hand discussed their role on Nature. At present several
agencies are misleading the education system and governments on the subject
matter. This book provides a practical guide to students and as well to
planners on the ground realities of the science of climate change; and thus it
is useful as reference manual. This can be seen from the way the book is
divided.
Chapter 1 General
Issues of Climate Change
Chapter 2 Impact
of Global Warming: Ground Realities
Chapter 3 Natural
Variability: Ground Realities
Chapter 4 Impacts
of Climate Change: Ground Realities
Chapter 5 Summary and Conclusions |
About the Author:
Dr. Sazzala Jeevananda Reddy is an
Agrometeorologist got post-graduation in Geophysics & Applied Statistics
with the advanced training in Meteorology & Oceanography and numerical
weather prediction. Dr. Reddy got his Ph.D. in Agricultural Meteorology from
the “The Australian National University”, Canberra. Dr. Reddy has a wide
experience in the field of Agrometeorology and Agroclimatology while working in
several national and international institutions/organizations within and
outside India. Dr. Reddy served Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO] as
Expert & World Meteorological Organization [WMO] as Chief Technical
Advisor.
The
author is one of the few scientists who started his carrier in the science of
Climate Change as back as early 1970s. Dr. Reddy carried out analysis using
observed meteorological data series over different parts of the globe. Using
findings from such studies, Dr. Reddy presented concept of adopting agriculture
in long-term agriculture planning in the semi-arid tropics. In this direction
Dr. Reddy brought out several reports & books to educate the World
Community; and published scientific articles in national and international
journals and as well presented at several national and international conferences
in the fields of the Earth & the Atmospheric sciences that includes
geophysics, geomagnetism, agroclimatology, Agrometeorology and related issues.
Reddy also contributed popular articles to daily news papers and magazines. The
few important books contributed by Dr. Reddy are:
Reddy, S.J., 1993:
'Agroclimatic/Agrometeorological Techniques: As applicable to Dry-land
Agriculture in developing countries', www.scribd.com, & Google Books, 205p
book review appeared in Agric. For. Meteorol., 67:325-327 [1994].
Gupta, R.K. & Reddy, S.J. (eds.), 1999:
'Advanced Technologies in Meteorology', 549p, Tata McGraw-Hill Publ. Comp.
Ltd., New Delhi, India.
Reddy, S.J., 2002: 'Dry-land Agriculture of India:
An Agroclimatological and Agrometeorological perspective', 429p, BS
Publications, Hyderabad, India
Reddy, S.J. 2008 & 2010: 'Climate Change:
Myths & Realities', 176p & 114p, www.scribd.com and Google Books.
Reddy, S.J. 2011: '”Green” Green Revolution:
Agriculture in the perspective of Climate Change”, 160 p, www.scribd.com &
Google Books.
Reddy, S.J., 2016:
'Irrigation and Irrigation Projects in India: Tribunals, Disputes and Water
Wars Perspective', 154p, BS Publications, Hyderabad, India. |
