Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management

by Kim S. Haddow

Book Overview

Scientists predict the earth is facing 40-to-60 years of climate change, even if emissions of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases stopped today. One inevitable consequence of the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere will be an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disaster events. Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management documents the imperative need for communities to prepare for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420081829
• ISBN13: 9781420081824
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"