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UNINA9910707032803321 |
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A climate adaptation strategy for conservation and management of yellow-cedar in Alaska / / Paul E. Hennon [and seven others] |
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Portland, OR : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, , 2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (v, 382 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps |
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General technical report PNW ; ; GTR-917 |
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Soggetti |
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Callitropsis nootkatensis - Conservation - Alaska |
Forest microclimatology - Alaska |
Forest management - Alaska |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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"January 2016." |
Title from title screen (February 10, 2016). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-225). |
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UNINA9910789877803321 |
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Extreme weather and natural disasters / / edited by Justin Healey |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Thirroul, : The Spinney Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (65 p.) |
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Collana |
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Issues in Society: 335 ; ; v.335 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Emergency management |
Natural disasters |
Storms |
Weather |
Australia Climate |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Chapter 1 - Climate and extreme weather events -- Chapter 2 - Natural disasters in Australia; Exploring issues - worksheets and activities; Index |
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Australia is a vast land in which weather varies significantly in different parts of the continent. Recent extreme weather events in Australia, such as the Queensland floods and Victorian bushfires, are brutal reminders of nature's devastating power. Is global warming increasing the rate of natural disasters? What part do La Niña and El Niño play in the extreme weather cycle? Cyclones, floods, severe storms, bushfires, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis - what are the natural and man-made causes of these phenomena, how predictable are they, and how prepared are we for the impacts of natural dis |
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