Definition, diagnosis, and origin of extreme weather and climate events
2008; Cambridge University Press; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/cbo9780511535840.004
Autores Tópico(s)Flood Risk Assessment and Management
ResumoExtreme weather and climate events are a major source of risk for all human societies. There is a pressing need for more research on such events. Various societal changes, such as increased populations in coastal and urban areas and increasingly complex infrastructure, have made us potentially more vulnerable to such events than we were in the past. In addition, the properties of extreme weather and climate events are likely to change in the twenty-first century owing to anthropogenic climate change.
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