Climate Extremes and Society

by Richard J. Murnane

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521298482
• ISBN13: 9780521298483
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"