Climate Extremes and Their Implications for Impact and Risk A... - 9780128148952

Climate Extremes and Their Implications for Impact and Risk AssessmentAuthor(s): Jana Sillmann, Sebastian Sippel, Simone Russo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc\nISBN-13: 9780128148952, 978-0128148952\nSynopsis\nClimate extremes often imply significant impacts on human and natural systems, and these extreme events are anticipated to be among the potentially most harmful consequences of a changing climate. However, while extreme event impacts are increasingly recognized, methodologies to address such impacts and the degree of our understanding and prediction capabilities vary widely among different sectors and disciplines. Moreover, traditional climate extreme indices and large-scale multi-model intercomparisons that are used for future projections of extreme events and associated impacts often fall short in capturing the full complexity of impact systems. Climate Extremes and Their Implicatio.