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The role of the earth scientist in assessing the impacts of climatic changes due to the greenhouse effect: two case studies of ‘prognostic geology’
Author(s) -
Perissoratis C.,
Georgas D.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
terra nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.353
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-3121
pISSN - 0954-4879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1994.tb00501.x
Subject(s) - climate change , mediterranean climate , global warming , earth science , mediterranean sea , geology , earth system science , sea level rise , physical geography , sea level , greenhouse gas , climatology , future sea level , environmental science , oceanography , geography , cryosphere , archaeology , sea ice , antarctic sea ice
The expected climatic change resulting from global warming due to the greenhouse effect causes worldwide concern. The main consequences of such climate changes include rises in temperature and sea level, and the key role in predicting their impacts on an area falls to the earth scientist. Such a study should include the description of the present environmental physical parameters of the area, their behaviour and evolution under the induced climatic scenario and suggestions as to the action necessary to mitigate the impacts. Examples of two case studies from the Mediterranean, a deltaic lowland and an insular environment, are cited. These two case studies can serve as examples of ‘Prognostic Geology’. The methodology followed can be applied to other coastal areas that will be affected by a sea‐level rise.