Gabriele Villarini,
Gabriel A Vecchi,
Enrico Scoccimarro
Elsevier Science
e druk, 2025
9780323953900
Tropical Cyclones and Associated Impacts
A Global Perspective
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Paperback, blz.
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Elsevier Science |
e druk, 2025
ISBN13: 9780323953900
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Samenvatting
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.
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Inhoudsopgave
<p>1. Overview of tropical cyclones and historical perspective<br>2. Tropical cyclones and flooding<br>3. Impacts of tropical cyclones in urban areas<br>4. Tropical cyclones and storm surge<br>5. Tropical cyclones and compound riverine / coastal flooding<br>6. Tropical cyclones and wind damage<br>7. Managing the risks associated with tropical cyclones<br>8. Tropical cyclones and the energy sector<br>9. Tropical cyclones and human health<br>10. Forecasting the impacts associated with tropical cyclones<br>11. Projecting changes in the impacts of tropical cyclones<br>12. Attribution of impacts associated with tropical cyclones to climate change<br>13. A paleoclimatological perspective on tropical cyclones</p>