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Chapter 1 examines the state of the science related to extreme weather events. It will provide an opportunity to examine the role of climate change and other weather and climate factors in causing and exacerbating extreme weather events, to discuss economic and other societal impacts of extreme weather, to explore the state of forecasting and prediction of extreme weather with a focus on how to communicate uncertainty, and to identify gaps in the science. Chapter 2 reports on the kinds of climate risk information standards and tools that communities need to reduce the risks and costs of climate change, including more extreme floods and wildfires.

Table of Contents
Preface; Understanding, Forecasting, and Communicating Extreme Weather in A Changing Climate; Creating a Climate Resilient America: Reducing Risks and Costs; Index.

Climate Change: Extreme Weather, Risks and Costs

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      Publisher Nova Science Publishers Inc
      Published 27 January 2021
      ISBN-13 9781536191134
      978-1536191134
      ISBN-10 1536191132
      Also in:
      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Climate change

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Chapter 1 examines the state of the science related to extreme weather events. It will provide an opportunity to examine the role of climate change and other weather and climate factors in causing and exacerbating extreme weather events, to discuss economic and other societal impacts of extreme weather, to explore the state of forecasting and prediction of extreme weather with a focus on how to communicate uncertainty, and to identify gaps in the science. Chapter 2 reports on the kinds of climate risk information standards and tools that communities need to reduce the risks and costs of climate change, including more extreme floods and wildfires.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Understanding, Forecasting, and Communicating Extreme Weather in A Changing Climate; Creating a Climate Resilient America: Reducing Risks and Costs; Index.

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