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245	0	0	_aLarge-scale disasters : _bprediction, control, and mitigation / _cedited by Mohamed Gad-el-Hak.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2008.
300			_a1 online resource (xxiii, 576 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0	0	_tThe art and science of large-scale disasters / _rMohamed Gad-el-Hak -- _tMultiscale modeling for large-scale disaster applications / _rRamana M. Pidaparti -- _tAddressing the root causes of large-scale disasters / _rIlan Kelman -- _tIssues in disaster-relief logistics / _rNezih Altay -- _tLarge-scale disasters : perspectives on medical response / _rJehan Elkholy and _rMohamed Gad-el-Hak -- _tAugmentation of health care capacity in large-scale disasters / _rAtef M. Radwan -- _tEnergy, climate change and how to avoid a manmade disaster / _rAhmed F. Ghoniem -- _tSeawater agriculture for energy, warming, food, land and water / _rDennis M. Bushnell -- _tNatural and anthropogenic aerosol-related hazards affecting megacities / _rHesham El-Askary and _rMenas Kafatos -- _tTsunamis : manifestation and aftermath / _rHarindra J.S. Fernando [and others] -- _tIntermediate-scale dynamics of the upper troposphere and stratosphere / _rJames J. Riley -- _tCoupled weather-chemistry modeling / _rGeorg A. Grell -- _tSeasonal-to-decadal prediction using climate models : successes and challenges / _rRamalingam Saravanan -- _tClimate change and related disasters / _rAshraf S. Zakey, _rFilippo Giorgi and _rJeremy Pal -- _tImpact of climate change on precipitation / _rRoy Rasmussen, _rAiguo Dai and _rKevin E. Trenberth -- _tWeather-related disasters in arid lands / _rThomas T. Warner -- _tThe first hundred years of numerical weather prediction / _rJanusz Pudykiewicz and _rGilbert Brunet -- _tFundamental issues in numerical weather prediction / _rJimy Dudhia -- _tSpace measurements for disaster response : the International Charter / _rAhmed Mahmood and _rMohammed Shokr -- _tWeather satellite measurements : their use for prediction / _rWilliam L. Smith.
520			_a'Extreme' events - including climatic events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, drought - can cause massive disruption to society, including large death tolls and property damage in the billions of dollars. Events in recent years have shown the importance of being prepared and that countries need to work together to help alleviate the resulting pain and suffering. This volume presents an integrated review of the broad research field of large-scale disasters. It establishes a common framework for predicting, controlling and managing both manmade and natural disasters. There is a particular focus on events caused by weather and climate change. Other topics include air pollution, tsunamis, disaster modeling, the use of remote sensing and the logistics of disaster management. It will appeal to scientists, engineers, first responders and health-care professionals, in addition to graduate students and researchers who have an interest in the prediction, prevention or mitigation of large-scale disasters.
650		0	_aNatural disasters.
650		0	_aNatural disaster warning systems.
650		0	_aNatural disasters _xRisk assessment.
650		0	_aHazardous geographic environments _xRisk assessment.
700	1		_aGad-el-Hak, Mohamed, _d1945- _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521872935
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535963
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