Compilation and discussion of trends in severe storms in the United States: Popular perception v. climate reality

Natural Hazards

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-112

  Balling Jr , Robert C ^a   Cerveny, Randall S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; SEVERE WEATHER; STORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038345076     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023674722282     Document Type: Article

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