How is the frequency, location and severity of extreme events likely to change up to 2060?

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages S4-S14

  Goodess, Clare M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Extreme weather; Hurricanes; Migration; Precipitation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODING; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; WEATHER;

EID: 84861009807     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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