Severe and hazardous weather in Canada: the geography of extreme events

INDICE: Foreword; 1: Introduction to Severe Weather and Hazardous Weather in Canada; i. Introduction; ii. The Context of Natural Hazards; a. Natural Disasters Versus Natural Hazards; iii. How is Severe Weather Defined and Classified?; iv. Introduction to Atmospheric Hazards in Canada; v. Canadian Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery Activities; vi. Link to Climate Change and Natural Climatic Oscillations; vii. Chapter Summary; 2: Severe Weather Forecasting; i. Introduction; ii. Weather Forecast Quality; iii. The Way It Was; iv. The Forecasting Procedure; a. Data Acquisition; b. Weather Forecasting Models; c. Canadian 'Ensemble Prediction System'; v. Radar Technology; vi. Satellite Imagery; vii. The Canadian Lightning Detection Network; viii. Seasonal Forecasts; ix. How and What Warnings are Issued?; x. 'Citizen Forecasts'; xi. Forecasting to the North; xii. Chapter Summary; 3: Severe 'Winter' Weather; i. Introduction; ii. Causes of Storms; iii. Winter Storm Tracks; iv: Wreckhouse Winds; v. Alberta Clippers; vi. Nor'easters; vii. Chinook Winds; viii. Snow;a. Notable Canadian Snowstorms; ix. Blizzards; a. Notable Canadian Blizzards;x. Ice Storms; a. The 1998 Ice Storm; xi. Cold and Wind Chill; a. So Cold that Niagara Falls Freezes?; b. Visualizing the Cold; xii. Black Ice; xiii. Winter Weather and a Changing Climate; xiv. Looking Ahead; xv. Chapter Summary; 4: Severe 'Summer' Weather; i. Introduction; ii. Summer Storm Tracks; iii. Heat; a. Urban Heat Island Effect; iv. Humidity; v. Smog; vi. Thunderstorms; vii. Hail; viii. Tornadoes; ix. Lightning; x. Climate change and Severe Summer Weather; xi Chapter Summary; 5: Water: Too Much or Not Enough; i. Introduction; ii. Heavy Precipitation Events; a. Processes; iii. Floods; a. Causes and Examples of Flooding; b. Flood Management; iv. Fog; a. Processes and Types of Fog; b. Impacts of Fog in Canada; v. Drought; a. Severe Canadian Droughts; b. Monitoring and Drought Indices; vi. Climate Change and Precipitatation in Canada; vii. Climate Change and Fog; viii. Climate Change and Implications for Drought; ix.Chapter Summary; 6: Tropical Cyclones; i. Introduction; ii. Processes; iii. Classification; iv. Naming Hurricanes; v. Impacts of Tropical Cyclones; a. Wind; b. Rainfall; c. Storm Surge; d. Tornadoes; vi. The Canadian Hurricane Centreand Forecasting Tropical Storms; vii. Extended Range Forecasts; viii. Tropical Storms Affecting Canada; ix. Climate Change and Tropical Cyclones; x. Chapter Summary; 7: Canadians and Weather: Vulnerability, Risk, Adaptation and Mitigation; i. Introduction; ii. Vulnerability; iii. Resilience; iv. Perception of Risk; v. Mitigation and Adaptation; vi. The Context for Canada; vii. Conclusion; References; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-542627-4
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Desconocida
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 22/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés