Mariangelica Groves

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

A Reference Handbook
Herausgeber: Vasan, Mildred

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A guide to understanding the relationship between climate change and the growing severity and frequency of extreme weather events such as hurricanes, floods, droughts, and wildfires around the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781440879944
• ISBN-10: 144087994X
• Artikelnr.: 71986588

Autorenporträt

Mariangelica Groves is an assistant professor of geography at Weber State University, USA. Her research interests include paleoecology, paleoclimate, and fire in the American West.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Background and History What Is Extreme Weather, and How Is It Connected to Climate Change? Paleoclimatology: Looking at the Past to Determine Extremes The Greenhouse Effect and the Earth's Energy Budget
Global Warming as the Cause of Extreme Weather Events
Fossil Fuels: A Nifty Way to Re
use the Sun's Energy
Greenhouse Gases: Global Warming Potential and Atmospheric Abundance
Increasing Ocean Heat and Its Role in Extreme Weather Promotion Attribution Studies: Modeling the Present to Pinpoint the Cause of Extreme Weather Events Extreme Weather Resulting from Anthropogenic Climate Change
Fueled Beasts: Tropical Cyclones
Extreme Rainfall
Atmospheric Rivers
Extreme Drought
Increased Wildfires
Extreme Heatwaves
Extreme Cold Spells Regions Susceptible to Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events Further Reading 2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Problems
Blurring the Truth by Creating Doubt
Philosophical and Cultural Challenges
Psychological Impacts of Extreme Weather
International Efforts at Lowering Emissions Are Slow at Best Controversies
The Poorest Nations with the Least Emissions Are Most Vulnerable
Class and Vulnerability
Assessing Loss and Damage
Nationally Determined Contributions
Mining for a New Industrial Revolution Solutions
Reducing Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere
Enhancing Carbon Sinks
Social Science Solutions
Climate Engineering Further Reading 3. Perspectives Canadian Wildfires and Climate Change: Canada Is Burning! Tricia Clarkson Communication Is a Climate Solution: Connecting the Dots between Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Priority Impacts Karen Florini Extreme Weather and Climate in the Late Little Ice Age Cary J. Mock Florida Coastal Resilience Carrie Shuman A Climate Scientist's Perspective on Hurricanes, Climate Change, and Extreme Event Attribution Thomas Knutson Human Decisions Altering Wildfire Courses Sarah Sayedi Climate Change in China Xinying Chang Extreme Weather in Arusha, Tanzania Thomas Meng'oru Lai 4. Profiles Individuals
Richard Alley (1957
)
Harold E. Brooks (1959
)
Kerry Emanuel (1955
)
António Guterres (1949
)
James Hansen (1941
)
Stephanie Herring
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim (1984
)
Charles Keeling (1928
2005)
Thomas Knutson
Joanne Simpson (1923
2010)
Peter Stott
Kevin Trenberth (1944
) Organizations
Berkeley Earth
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Climate Central
Climate Transparency
Columbia Climate School
Global Change Research Program
Iberdrola
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Loss and Damage Collaboration
Met Office Hadley Center
NASA's Global Climate Change, Vital Signs of the Planet
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
United Nations Environment Program
World Meteorological Organization
World Weather Attribution
Yale Program for Climate Change Communications Further Reading 5. Data and Documents Data
Global Land
Ocean Temperature Index
Estimates of the Earth's Annual and Global Mean Energy Balance
Extreme Weather Events in the United States, 1980
2024 Documents
NOAA Atlantic Hurricanes and Climate Change Summary (2023)
"The Science of Extreme Event Attribution: How Climate Change Is Fueled by Severe Weather Events," US Senate Committee Meeting on the Environment and Public Works (2023) 6. Resources Science of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Societal, Political, and Regional Impacts of Extreme Weather Websites and Interactive Tools Documentaries and Media Podcasts 7. Chronology Glossary Index