Reducing Disaster: Early Warning Systems For Climate Change
Reducing Disaster: Early Warning Systems For Climate Change
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减少灾害：气候变化预警系统
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2014
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Z. Zommers
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作者：
Ashbindu Singh;Z. Zommers
在世界各地，极端天气事件正日益成为“新常态”，并且由于气候变化，预计在21世纪还会增加。极端天气事件对人类生活和国民经济造成毁灭性影响。这本书探讨了使用早期预警系统保护人们免受危害的方法，并包括来自四大洲14所不同大学、8个政府机构和两个联合国机构的专家的贡献。章节详细介绍了早期预警系统的关键组成部分、识别脆弱社区、预测灾害和提供信息的方法。独特的卫星图像说明了灾害的跨国影响，而案例研究则提供了预警系统的详细例子。本书作者来自经济学、伦理学、气象学、地理学和生物学等领域，是任何对减少灾害风险或气候变化感兴趣的人的必读书目。
Around the world, extreme weather events are becoming increasingly "the new normal" and are expected to increase in the 21st century as a result of climate change. Extreme weather events have devastating impacts on human lives and national economies. This book examines ways to protect people from hazards using early warning systems, and includes contributions from experts from four different continents representing 14 different universities, 8 government agencies and two UN agencies. Chapters detail critical components of early warning systems, ways to identify vulnerable communities, predict hazards and deliver information. Unique satellite images illustrate the transnational impact of disasters, while case studies provide detailed examples of warning systems. With contributors from the fields of economics, ethics, meteorology, geography and biology, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in disaster risk reduction or climate change.