Is the Weather Changing or Are We Changing It?

Authors

Ana Luz Quintanilla Montoya
Universidad de Colima

Keywords:

Climatic change, environmental impact, nature

Synopsis

The changes in weather no longer answer to natural causes, as have been the variations the Earth’s orbita round the Sun, the fluctuations in solar activity, or the volcanic eruptions, but rather due to the environmental impact that human beings have caused to mother nature, due to the development and preferences of life that we maintain, such as wasteful consumption, the way we handle our nutrition, and the amount of solid residues that we produce, among other activities.

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Author Biography

Ana Luz Quintanilla Montoya, Universidad de Colima

Born in Mexico, she has been a professor and researcher for over 30 years and has a BA in Oceanology and a Master’s Degree in Science in Applied Geophysics. She has a PhD in Science in Coastal Oceanography, focused on the Study of Renewable Energies (Solar and Wind Power), for which she received an honorable mention, as well as the School Merit Award (Premio al Mérito Escolar). She belongs to the ninth cohort of the international program, Leadership of Environment and Development, LEAD, which is offered by El Colegio de México, A.C. Her research focuses on the study of the Environment and Society, as well as Global Climate Change. She received the National Award for Renewable Energies and Technological Innovation (Premio Nacional de Energías Renovables e Innovación Tecnológica), an award which is given annually by the Department of Energy (Secretaría de Energía) by way of the National Commission for Energy Savings (Comisión Nacional para el Ahorro de la Energía) in the field of Technological Innovation in September of 2006, and is passionate about the dissemination of science

References

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James, Lovelock (1985). GAIA, una nueva visión de la vida sobre la Tierra. Ediciones Orbis.

Energy Information Administration (EIA) (2002). International Energy Outlook 2002. En: https://www.iea.org/media/weowebsite/2008-1994/weo2002_part1.pdf.

IPCC (2007). Informe del Grupo de Trabajo III-Mitigación del Cambio Climático. En: https://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/es/spmsb.html.

Book cover with a dark gray background. At the top appears the title “Is the climate changing, or are we changing it?” and the author’s name, Ana Luz Quintanilla-Montoya. At the center, an illustration shows a sunflower growing from cracked ground, with an industrial city skyline and smoke from chimneys in the background. At the bottom appears the publisher “University of Colima.”

Published

February 12, 2019

Details about the available publication format: PDF

PDF

ISBN-13 (15)

978-607-8549-52-8

Details about the available publication format: Librería del Ermitaño

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-607-8814-25-1

Publication date of print counterpart (19)

2022-10-14
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How to Cite

Quintanilla Montoya, A. L. (2019). Is the Weather Changing or Are We Changing It?. University of Colima. https://www.libros.ucol.mx/index.php/dgp/catalog/book/180