Hydro-meteorological hazards, risks, and disasters /

Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters provides an integrated look at major atmospheric disasters that have had and continue to have major implications for many of the world's people, such as floods and droughts. . This volume takes a geoscientific approach to the topic, while also...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Baldassarre, Giuliano di (Editor), Shroder, John F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2014]
Series:Hazards and disasters series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters provides an integrated look at major atmospheric disasters that have had and continue to have major implications for many of the world's people, such as floods and droughts. . This volume takes a geoscientific approach to the topic, while also covering current thinking about some directly relevant social scientific issues that can affect lives and property. Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters also contains new insights about how climate change affects hazardous processes. For the first time, information on the many diverse topi.
Physical Description:1 online resource (305 pages)
ISBN:9780123964700
0123964709
0123948460
9780123948465