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Antarctic Climate History and Global Climate Changes  

Pontus Lurcock and Fabio Florindo

Online publication date:
Sep 2017
Subject:
Physical Sciences, Climatology, Geology, Hydrology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences
Antarctic climate changes have been reconstructed from ice and sediment cores and numerical models (which also predict future changes). Major ice sheets first appeared 34 million years ago ... More

Coastal Hazards, Risks, and Marine Extreme Events: What Are We Doing About It?  

Eduardo Marone, Ricardo de Camargo, and Julio Salcedo Castro

Online publication date:
Oct 2017
Subject:
Physical Sciences, Natural Hazard Science, Hydrology, Atmospheric Sciences, Geophysics
This article describes the threat costal hazards pose to existing life in light of climate change and natural disaster. It includes an overview of flooding, extreme waves, and other ... More

Physical Mechanisms Responsible for Track Changes and Rainfall Distributions Associated with Tropical Cyclone Landfall  

Johnny C.L. Chan

Online publication date:
Sep 2017
Subject:
Physical Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Natural Hazard Science, Hydrology
As a tropical cyclone approaches land, its interaction with the characteristics of the land (surface roughness, topography, moisture availability, etc.) will lead to changes in its track as ... More

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