✍ Scribed by Harald Lesch; Cecilia Scorza-Lesch; Katharina Theis-Bröhl
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
What is driving climate change? What impact does it have on the Earth's ecosystems, our environment, and us? What can I do? This book explains in a clear and understandable way the interrelationships, influencing factors and effects of the greatest challenge facing mankind: climate change. The team of authors presents over 100 aspects in clear language, each on a double-page spread. With impressive sketchnotes, professor and sketchnoter Katharina Theis-Bröhl illustrates and explains the sometimes simple, sometimes complicated issues always understandable. Because: Sketchnotes are not only beautiful to look at – they are also an effective mnemonic, a structural tool and an aid to crystallize the essentials. Comprehensible accompanying texts by Cecilia Scorza and Harald Lesch round off each topic in an informative way. With this book, you can understand the causes of climate change, discover the physical connections, and recognize both local and global impacts. You will learn about the role our location in the solar system plays, the feedback processes involved in global warming, and what it means when the oceans acidify. And ultimately, the question will be asked: How much time do we have left to act? From the contents: How special is the Earth? – Understanding the greenhouse effect – The Earth's climate system – The climate change – Effects of climate change – What can I do? – A look ahead
FOREWORD
THE AUTHORS
Contents
1. HOW SPECIAL IS THE EARTH?
QUIET LOCATION IN THE GALAXY
THE FORMATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
THE FORMATION OF THE PLANETS
THE HABITABLE ZONE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
HOW THE MOON MADE THE EARTH FRIENDLY TO LIFE
THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD: ITS PROTECTIVE SHIELD
HOW DID WATER GET ON THE PLANETS?
ONLY THE EARTH RETAINED ITS WATER
THE WATER ON EARTH
2. UNDERSTANDING THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
THE SUN AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY
HOW MUCH ENERGY DOES THE EARTH OBTAIN FROM THE SUN?
THE EARTH IN RADIATIVE EQUILIBRIUM
THE TEMPERATURE OF OUR PLANET WITHOUT ATMOSPHERE
THE ROLE OF THE ATMOSPHERE
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
THE ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE EFFECT
ACTUAL ENERGY FLUXES IN THE ATMOSPHERE
HOW DO GREENHOUSE GASES ABSORB THERMAL RADIATION?
3. THE EARTH'S CLIMATE SYSTEM
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE
THE CLIMATE SYSTEM OF THE EARTH AND ITS COMPONENTS
THE ROLE OF THE OCEANS IN MODERATING THE CLIMATE
THE CHANGEABLE ATMOSPHERE
THE ROLE OF CLOUDS
THE ROLE OF THE CRYOSPHERE IN THE RADIATION BALANCE
PEDOSPHERE AND LITHOSPHERE
THE ROLE OF THE BIOSPHERE
THE EMERGENCE OF THE SEASONS
THE FORMATION OF CLIMATE ZONES
THE CLIMATIC ZONES OF THE EARTH
4. THE CLIMATE CHANGE
MAN-MADE CLIMATE CHANGE
CONCENTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE
THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR ACTIVITY
THE ROLE OF METHANE IN THE ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE EFFECT
THE ROLE OF NITROUS OXIDE IN THE ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE EFFECT
FLUORINATED GREENHOUSE GASES
FEEDBACK PROCESSES
WATER VAPOR IN THE ATMOSPHERE
REDUCED ALBEDO
MELTING OF THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET
DESERTIFICATION OF THE RAINFOREST
DECLINE OF THE NORTHERN CONIFEROUS FORESTS
THAWING PERMAFROST
DRAINED MOORS
WEAKENING OF THE MARINE CARBON PUMP
TIPPING POINTS
TIPPING ELEMENTS IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM OF THE EARTH
5. EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
SEA LEVEL RISE
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COASTAL REGIONS
EFFECTS ON THE WATER SUPPLY
EFFECTS ON THE ATMOSPHERE
EFFECTS ON CRYOSPHERE, PEDOSPHERE AND LITHOSPHERE
EFFECTS ON THE BIOSPHERE
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
6. WHAT CAN I DO?
NEED TO ACT
THERE IS LITTLE TIME LEFT
PSYCHOLOGICAL HURDLES TO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
POSITIVE FRAMING
TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION
10 CLIMATE SAVER TIPS FOR EVERYONE
7. A LOOK AHEAD
THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY
“EXTRAPOLATING” THE FUTURE
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE
CONTINUE AS BEFORE, ONLY MORE EFFICIENTLY?
GEO ENGINEERING THE WAY OUT?
IT NEEDS RULES
HOW CAN WE RETHINK OUR WORLD?
WHAT DOES POLITICS NEED TO DO?
RAPID EMISSION REDUCTIONS ARE POSSIBLE
THE ENERGY TURNAROUND
HOW THE ENERGY TRANSITION CAN SUCCEED
WE MUST ACT!
AND WHAT IS YOUR PATH?
AFTERWORD
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