02201oam 2200565Ia 450 991069771380332120081119153415.0(CKB)5470000002391838(OCoLC)54477406(EXLCZ)99547000000239183820040224d2000 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA climatology of recent extreme weather and climate events[electronic resource] /Tom Ross, Neal LottAsheville, NC :U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service, National Climatic Data Center,[2000]17 pages digital, PDF fileNational Climatic Data Center technical report ;no. 2000-02Title from web page (viewed Feb. 24, 2004)."October 2000."Includes bibliographical references (pages 8-9).Provides an overview, details, and graphics for 46 weather events during 1980-1999, each of which caused at least $1 billion in damages. Relates the events to population changes, increasing risk in disaster-prone areas, and effects of climate change.Extreme weather and climate eventsClimatic extremesUnited StatesHurricanesUnited StatesTornadoesUnited StatesSevere stormsUnited StatesDroughtsUnited StatesFloodsUnited StatesHeat waves (Meteorology)United StatesClimatic extremesHurricanesTornadoesSevere stormsDroughtsFloodsHeat waves (Meteorology)Ross Tom1407483Lott Neal1407480National Climatic Data Center (U.S.)UUSUUSOCLCQGPOBOOK9910697713803321A climatology of recent extreme weather and climate events3519414UNINA