Improving societal outcomes of extreme weather in a changing climate: An integrated perspective

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Volumn 36, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-25

  Morss, Rebecca E ^a   Wilhelmi, Olga V ^a   Meehl, Gerald A ^a   Dilling, Lisa ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; adaptive capacity; disasters; natural hazards; uncertainty; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; NATURAL HAZARD; UNCERTAINTY; VULNERABILITY;

DECISION MAKING; STORMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 80155174909     PISSN: 15435938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-environ-060809-100145     Document Type: Article

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