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Hurricanes

Climate and Socioeconomic Impacts

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Henry F. Diaz

    1. NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, USA

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  2. Roger S. Pulwarty

    1. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Climatological Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Decadal Climate Variability, Atlantic Hurricanes, and Societal Impacts: An Overview

      • Henry F. Diaz, Roger S. Pulwarty
      Pages 3-14

    3. Climate Trends Associated with Multidecadal Variability of Atlantic Hurricane Activity

      • William M. Gray, John D. Sheaffer, Christopher W. Landsea
      Pages 15-53

    4. Climate Variations and Hurricane Activity: Some Theoretical Issues

      • Kerry A. Emanuel
      Pages 55-65

    5. Numerical Simulation of Intense Tropical Storms

      • Lennart Bengtsson, Michael Botzet, Monika Esch
      Pages 67-90

  4. Vulnerability and Policy Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Vulnerability to Hurricanes Along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts: Considerations of the Use of Long-Term Forecasts

      • Roger A. Pielke Jr., Roger A. Pielke Sr.
      Pages 147-184

    3. The Political Ecology of Vulnerability to Hurricane-Related Hazards

      • Roger S. Pulwarty, William E. Riebsame
      Pages 185-214

    4. Incorporating Variability in the Disaster Planning Process

      • Charles C. Watson Jr., Jan C. Vermeiren
      Pages 215-231

    5. Communicating Climate Research to Policy Makers

      • Arthur A. Felts, David J. Smith
      Pages 233-249

    6. Hurricane Mitigation Efforts at the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency

      • Gil Jamieson, Claire Drury
      Pages 251-257

  5. Hurricane Risks and Property-Loss Insurance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259
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    2. Insurable Risks, Regulation, and the Changing Insurance Environment

      • Richard J. Roth Sr.
      Pages 261-272

    3. Current and Potential Impact Of Hurricane Variability on the Insurance Industry

      • Karen M. Clark
      Pages 273-283

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 285-292
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About this book

Hurricanes of the North Atlantic Ocean have left their imprint on the landscape and human cultures for thousands of years. In modern times, fewer lifes have been lost due, in part, to the development of modern communication systems, and to improved understanding of the mechanisms of storm formation and movement. However, the immense growth of human populations in coastal areas, which are at risk to hurricanes, has resulted in very large increases in the amount of property damage sustained in the last decade in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean regions. This book is of interest to climatologists and meteorologists and as source of information for policymakers and emergency management planners.

Editors and Affiliations

  • NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, USA

    Henry F. Diaz

  • Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Roger S. Pulwarty

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hurricanes

  • Book Subtitle: Climate and Socioeconomic Impacts

  • Editors: Henry F. Diaz, Roger S. Pulwarty

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60672-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64502-0Published: 06 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-60672-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 292

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Geophysics/Geodesy

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