Chapter 5
The Global Warming and the Water Resources
of the Earth
Adrian Bavaru and Rodica Bercu
Abstract This paper presents some of the climate changes that are occurring at Earth
level. It highlights particularly the main temperature increases caused by the greenhouse effect. One of the consequences of the temperature increases is the melting of
polar ice caps, polar glaciers and mountain glaciers that feed many streams and rivers.
The result may be the rising of the sea and ocean level with catastrophic flooding and
loss of an important land reservoir of drinking water, without which life is not possible.
Keywords Climate change • Temperature increases • Greenhouse effect • Melting
ice caps • Floods
5.1 Introduction
The Paris Conference of December 2015 devoted to climate change stressed one
undeniable thing, global warming and the danger this poses to the whole world.
Recently, in early October 2016, the decisions taken in Paris have been ratified by
all Member States of the EU.
According to the deal reached in Paris, the main objective is to limit global
warming to a maximum of 2
C by 2100 and this should be done by drastically
reducing anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide
and methane. If this is not achieved, temperatures may rise by 5
C, as shown –
A. Bavaru (*)
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, “Ovidius” University of Constantza, Constantza,
Romania
Academy of Romanian Scientists, Bucharest, Romania
University Ovidius of Constant ¸a, Constant ¸a, Romania
e-mail: bavaruelena@yahoo.com
R. Bercu
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, “Ovidius” University of Constantza, Constantza,
Romania
University Ovidius of Constant ¸a, Constant ¸a, Romania
e-mail: prof.rodicabercu@gmail.com
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018
C.W. Finkl, C. Makowski (eds.), Diversity in Coastal Marine Sciences, Coastal
Research Library 23, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57577-3_5
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The Global Warming and the Water Resources
of the Earth
Adrian Bavaru and Rodica Bercu
Abstract This paper presents some of the climate changes that are occurring at Earth
level. It highlights particularly the main temperature increases caused by the greenhouse effect. One of the consequences of the temperature increases is the melting of
polar ice caps, polar glaciers and mountain glaciers that feed many streams and rivers.
The result may be the rising of the sea and ocean level with catastrophic flooding and
loss of an important land reservoir of drinking water, without which life is not possible.
Keywords Climate change • Temperature increases • Greenhouse effect • Melting
ice caps • Floods
5.1 Introduction
The Paris Conference of December 2015 devoted to climate change stressed one
undeniable thing, global warming and the danger this poses to the whole world.
Recently, in early October 2016, the decisions taken in Paris have been ratified by
all Member States of the EU.
According to the deal reached in Paris, the main objective is to limit global
warming to a maximum of 2
C by 2100 and this should be done by drastically
reducing anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide
and methane. If this is not achieved, temperatures may rise by 5
C, as shown –
A. Bavaru (*)
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, “Ovidius” University of Constantza, Constantza,
Romania
Academy of Romanian Scientists, Bucharest, Romania
University Ovidius of Constant ¸a, Constant ¸a, Romania
e-mail: bavaruelena@yahoo.com
R. Bercu
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, “Ovidius” University of Constantza, Constantza,
Romania
University Ovidius of Constant ¸a, Constant ¸a, Romania
e-mail: prof.rodicabercu@gmail.com
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018
C.W. Finkl, C. Makowski (eds.), Diversity in Coastal Marine Sciences, Coastal
Research Library 23, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57577-3_5
79