Climate Change and Environmental Impacts: Past, Present and Future Perspective, 1st ed. 2022 Society of Earth Scientists Series

Earth?s climate varies even without human influence but the acceleration in the changing pattern with cause and effect by/to the civilisation is a matter of concern to scientists. These patterns are lessons to understand future trends and ways and means for mitigation. The extreme weather events in almost every region of the globe involving excessive loss of human life and property are causing anxiety in society and posing challenges before scientists and planners. Cyclical variations in the Earth?s climate occur at multiple time scales, from years to decades, centuries, and millennia. Cycles at each scale are caused by a variety of physical mechanisms. In the last 65 Ma only, there have been several cycles of glacial advances and retreat, with the abrupt end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era and human civilization. A multidisciplinary approach in studying the Earth?s changing climate will provide a holistic view and guide us infuture planning and programming.

Floral Diversity and Climate Change in the Siwalik Succession.- Early Paleogene Megaflora of the Palaeoequatorial Climate: A Case Study from the Gurha Lignite Mine of Rajasthan, Western India.- Development of Cenogram Technique over the Past Six Decades with Some Insights into the Varied Habitats Occupied by Diverse Mammalian Communities Across Spain, China, and India Transiting the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum.- Palynofloral Diversity During Mid-Miocene Warming in Kerala Basin, South-Western India: Palaeoclimatic Implications.- Non-Pollen Palynomorphs from the Late-Holocene Sediments of Majuli Island, Assam (Indo-Burma Region): Implications to Palaeoenvironmental Studies.- Climate Variability and Its Causal Mechanisms Over the Northeastern Indian Himalaya.- Quaternary Climate of Narmada Valley: A Case Study on Understanding Provenance, Weathering and Depositional Environment Using Alluvium Geochemistry from Tawa River Basin, Hoshangabad District, Madhya Pradesh.- Heterogeneity in Glacier Area Loss in Response to Climate Change in Selected Basins of Western Himalaya.- Proglacial Landscape Transformations in Arctic, Ny-Alesund Area, Svalbard: Paraglacial Processes and Climate Warming During Late Quaternary.- Impact of Changing Climate Over Polar Ice Sheet – A Case Study from Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica.- Prevalent Climate Variables During Ablation Season Around Gangotri Glacier.- Compacted Snow Dune Complexes in Antarctica and their Applicability as New Climate Change and Basement Tectonic Parameters.- Investigating the Effect of Environmental Variables on the Isotopic Composition of Transpiration: Implications to Study the Monsoon Processes.- Investigating the Effect of Air-sea Carbon Dynamics and Water Quality Parameters on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Lakshadweep Sea.- Trend Analysis and Change Point Detection of Annual and Seasonal Precipitation Timeseries Over Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh.- Assessment of Snow Cover Changes Over the Tons River Basin During Last Two Decades (2000-2019).- Extreme Rainfall Trends and their Statistical Significance.- Examination of Historical Trends and Future Projections for Climate and Land-use Variables and its Impacts on Kalna River Flow in Goa, India.- Temporal Trends in Water Discharge Characteristics of the Large Peninsular Rivers: Assessing the Role of Climatic and Anthropogenic Factors.- Groundwater Responses to Climate Variability in Punjab, India.- Reflections on Temporal Trends in Water Quality and Climate Variability at Three Degradation Hotspots of Leading Rivers in India.- Drought Frequency Assessment and Implications of Climate Change for Maharashtra, India.- Multi-temporal Impact Analysis of Covid-19 Lockdown and Unlock Measures on Major Air Pollutants in Guwahati City, India.- Impact of Lockdown on Air Quality in Megacities of India During COVID-19 Pandemic.- Understanding Urban Floods as Extreme Events and Disaster Management: A Case Study of Bengaluru.- Engendered Climate Risk Analysis: A Precursor to Gender Equality and Empowerment.- Covid Lockdown Improves the Health of River Yamuna: A Pilot Study.