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	Climate Extremes and Society
	Order Code: CB056U ISBN Number: 9780521870283 Publisher: Cambridge University Press No. of Pages: 356 Date of Publication: 2008 Price: £69.99
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 sectors. The book also examines actions that may enable society to better respond to climate variability. It provides examples of the impact of climate and weather extremes on society. How have these extremes varied in the past, and how might they change in the future? What type of efforts will help society adapt to potential future changes in climate and weather extremes? The book is designed for all policy-makers, engineers and scientists who have an interest in the effects of climate extremes on society. Provides climate change projections of extreme weather and climate events that are useful to both generalists and specialists in climate impacts assessments Describes the application of analytical tools (e.g. statistical and numerical climate models, and complex risk models) used to assess the potential impact of future extreme events Insurance experts' assessments of the impact of past and future climatic extremes provide a reference point for additional studies in this area



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