Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management

Scientists predict the earth is facing 40-to-60 years of climate change, even if emissions of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases stopped today. One inevitable consequence of the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere will be an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disaste...

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Other Authors: Bullock, Jane A. (Editor), Haddow, George D. (Editor), Haddow, Kim (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton CRC Press 2009
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