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| Other authors / contributors: | Diaz, Henry F.
Murnane, Richard J.
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| ISBN: | 9780511396953
0511396953
9780511535840
0511535848
1107179882
9781107179882
0511399359
9780511399350
1283330911
9781283330916
9786613330918
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0511397720
9780511397721
0511396228
9780511396229
0511398476
9780511398476
9780521298483
0521298482
9780521870283
9780511399350
0521870283
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Extreme climatic events present society with significant challenges in a rapidly warming world. Ordinary citizens, the insurance industry and governments are concerned about the apparent increase in the frequency of weather and climate events causing extreme, and in some instances, catastrophic, impacts. Climate Extremes and Society focuses on the recent and potential future consequences of weather and climate extremes for different socioeconomic sectors. The book also examines actions that may enable society to better respond to climate variability. It provides examples of the impact of climate and weather extremes on society. How have these extremes varied in the past, and how might they change in the future? What type of efforts will help society adapt to potential future changes in climate and weather extremes? The book is designed for all policy-makers, engineers and scientists who have an interest in the effects of climate extremes on society.
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| Other form: | Print version: Climate extremes and society. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2008 9780521870283 0521870283
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