Managing weather and climate risk

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 12:20

... emergency manager weather information network, weather hotline phone, and amateur radio 8 COMMUNICATING UNCERTAINTIES IN WEATHER AND CLIMATE INFORMATION With what effect? Based on available information, ... (primarily inland and in New England), high winds, and coastal flooding occurred in the eastern United States Snowfall in excess of 10 inches was commonpl...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20

... land, which was hot, cools rapidly COLD AIR LAND Location Dry and mild Dry and warm Dry and cold Dry and hot Dry and cold Dry and cool Humid and mild Dry and cold Dry and hot Dry and hot Dry and ... 26 SURFACE FACTORS WEATHER AND CLIMATE 27 The Land and the Ocean emperature distribution and, above all, temperature differences very much depend on the distribution...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:33

Ngày tải lên: 08/05/2016, 18:45

... in the flatter ends of the curve III IMPACTS OF PREICIPITATION AND DROUGHT Precipitation: “When it rains, it pours” Precipitation has increased in many regions of the world and decreased in others, ... to greater evaporation of moisture from land, thereby increasing the intensity and duration of drought Individual droughts have been linked to climate change, such a...

Ngày tải lên: 10/05/2016, 10:06

... essential text for economists, statisticians, and meteorologists ECONOMIC VALUE OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE FORECASTS ECONOMIC VALUE OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE FORECASTS Edited by RICHARD W KATZ ALLAN H ... contributions encompass forecasts over a wide range of temporal scales, from the weather over the next few hours to the climate months or seasons ahead Econom...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2016, 09:50

... on climate risk analysis and mainstreaming adaptation measures in the project design and as such climate risk management and adaptation would become a standard feature and a requirement in Bank ... RISK MANAGEMENT AND ADAPTATION OPTIONS FOR AFRICA 2.3 SCOPE, SCALE AND TIME-FRAME OF RISKS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND ADA...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 21:20

... Components of Air Pollution in Urban Areas The massive increase in emissions of air pollutants due to economic and industrial growth in the last century has made air quality an important environmental ... Particulate matter is a mixture of organic and inorganic solid and liquid particles of different origins, size, and composition It is a major component of ur...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 02:20

... philippines.floods/index.html Climate Risks and Adaptation in Asian Coastal Megacities: A Synthesis Report policy implications have broader relevance for assessing climate risks and identifying adaptation ... for assessing climate risks and identifying adaptation options in other coastal areas Approach and Methodology The approach to assessing climate r...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 07:20

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