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SNOW AND ICE-RELATED HAZARDS, RISKS, AND DISASTERS
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Wilfried Haeberli (Editor), Colin A. Whiteman (Editor), John F. Shroder |
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Electronic book text |
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£79.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0123964733 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780123964731 |
| Publisher: |
ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHING CO INC |
| Pub. date: |
23 October, 2014 |
| Pages: |
812 |
| Synopsis: |
Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters provides you with the latest scientific developments in glacier surges and melting, ice shelf collapses, paleo-climate reconstruction, sea level rise, climate change implications, causality, impacts, preparedness, and mitigation. It takes a geo-scientific approach to the topic while also covering current thinking about directly related social scientific issues that can adversely affect ecosystems and global economies. * Puts the contributions from expert oceanographers, geologists, geophysicists, environmental scientists, and climatologists selected by a world-renowned editorial board in your hands* Presents the latest research on causality, glacial surges, ice-shelf collapses, sea level rise, climate change implications, and more* Numerous tables, maps, diagrams, illustrations and photographs of hazardous processes will be included* Features new insights into the implications of climate change on increased melting, collapsing, flooding, methane emissions, and sea level rise |
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Approx. 150 illustrations (150 in full color) |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Academic Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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