Climate Extremes and Society
โ Scribed by Henry F Diaz; Richard J Murnane
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 383
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
A scientific exploration of changing climatic extremes and their impacts on society.
โฆ Table of Contents
Content: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; The significance of weather and climate extremes to society: an introduction; I Defining and modeling the nature of weather and climate extremes; II Impacts of weather and climate extremes; Index.
Abstract: A scientific exploration of changing climatic extremes and their impacts on society
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