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Climate change scenario: from where to start?

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Moinuddin Ahmed Laboratory of Dendrochronology and Plant Ecology, Department of Botany, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
S. Shahid Shaukat Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
The present paper briefly reviews various natural reasons responsible for climatic change in geological time. It also describes anthropogenic factors resulting in global warming since last two centuries. Evidences of recent climatic changes indicate some challenges which may be encountered by people of Pakistan. Many papers suggested that Dendrochronology (Tree-ring science) could be a solution. It may not only describe the climatic variation of recent past (500 to 1000 years) but future trends of climate may also be predicted using this applied, rapidly growing and multidisciplinary science. It is also suggested that reconstruction of past climatic history should be the first step to prepare ourselves in a climatic change scenario. Successful application of tree-ring to solve hydrological problems in Pakistan has also been mentioned.
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Page(s) 227-231
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Published Journal: Science, Technology and Development, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Year: 2012

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