Natural Disasters and Extreme Events in Agriculture: Impacts and Mitigation

by Haripada P. Das, Raymond P. Motha, Mannava V.K. Sivakumar

Book Overview

Agricultural production is highly dependent on weather, climate and water availability and is adversely affected by the weather and climate-related disasters. Droughts and natural disasters such as floods can result in crop failures, food insecurity, famine, loss of property and life, mass migration and negative national economic growth. It may not be possible to prevent the occurrence of these natural disasters, but the resultant disastrous effects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642061338
• ISBN13: 9783642061332
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"