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Tropical Cyclones and Associated Impacts
A Global Perspective
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eBook - PDF
Tropical Cyclones and Associated Impacts
A Global Perspective
About this book
Tropical Cyclones and Associated Impacts: A Global Perspective provides a one-stop-shop for readers interested in the impacts of tropical cyclones, capturing the convergence of knowledge across disciplines and fields. Chapters in this book provide a coherent structure that reflects the hazards associated with these storms (e.g., storm surge, inland flooding and heavy rainfall, damaging winds) and their impacts on many spheres of our lives (e.g., energy, public health). This book is geared towards readers who have an interest in tropical cyclones, with a broad appeal to different audiences ranging from academia to federal and state agencies dealing with these storms.
- Features a multidisciplinary approach to the science and impacts of tropical cyclones
- Includes contributions from leading experts in the fields impacted by tropical cyclones
- Presents case studies to connect the science to practical applications
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Yes, you can access Tropical Cyclones and Associated Impacts by Gabriele Villarini,Gabriel A Vecchi,Enrico Scoccimarro in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Ciencias físicas & Meteorología y climatología. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Tropical Cyclones and Associated Impacts
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- 1 Overview of tropical cyclones and historical perspective
- 2 Tropical cyclones and flooding
- 3 Tropical cyclones and urbanization
- 4 Tropical cyclones and storm surge
- 5 Compound hazards during tropical cyclones
- 6 Tropical cyclones and wind damage
- 7 Managing the risks associated with tropical cyclones
- 8 Tropical cyclones and the energy sector
- 9 Understanding human health impacts of tropical cyclones across scales
- 10 Forecasting the impacts associated with tropical cyclones
- 11 Projecting global and regional changes in tropical cyclones and their potential impacts
- 12 Attribution of impacts associated with tropical cyclones to climate change
- 13 Reconstructing prehistoric tropical cyclone activity with paleotempestology
- Index
- Back Cover