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Titolo: | Climate forcing of geological hazards / / edited by Bill McGuire and Mark Maslin |
Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, [2013] |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
Disciplina: | 363.34/1 |
Soggetto topico: | Climatic changes |
Natural disasters | |
Altri autori: | McGuireBill <1954-> MaslinMark |
Note generali: | "Originating from a theme issue published in Philosophical transactions A: mathematical, physical and enginering sciences". |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1: Hazardous responses of the solid Earth to a changing climate; Summary; Introduction; Climate change as a driver of geological and geomorphological hazards at glacial-interglacial transitions; Projected future climate changes and the potential for a geospheric response; Climate forcing of hazards in the geosphere; High latitude regions; Ocean basins and margins; Mountainous terrain; Volcanic landscapes; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References |
2: Projected future climate changes in the context of geological and geomorphological hazardsSummary; Introduction; Climate change research: informing mitigation and adaptation; Modelling the climate; Emission scenarios; Climate change projections; Using climate projections to inform mitigation and adaptation; Regional climate change; Climate forcing of hazards in the geosphere; Global oceans; High-latitude regions; Mountain regions; Volcanic landscapes; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 3: Climate change and collapsing volcanoes: evidence from Mount Etna, Sicily; Summary | |
IntroductionLateral collapse at Mount Etna; Flank failure and watershed abandonment at Mount Etna; Cosmogenic 3He exposure dating of channel abandonment at Mount Etna; Results and interpretations; Implications of exposure ages for the formation of the Valle del Bove; Nature of the collapse mechanism; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 4: Melting ice and volcanic hazards in the twenty-first century; Summary; Introduction; What are hazards for ice- and snow-covered volcanoes, and where are they found?; Hazards for ice- and snow-covered volcanoes | |
Pertubation of ice and snow by volcanic activityExplosive eruptions; Edifice instability and collapse; How is ice thickness on volcanoes currently changing?; Ice thinning due to climate change; Ice thinning due to volcanic and geothermal activity; How has ice recession affected volcanic activity in the past?; Evidence for accelerated volcanism triggered by deglaciation; Edifice collapse triggered by ice recession; How does the rate and extent of current ice melting compare with past changes?; How might hazards be affected by melting of ice and snow? | |
Ice unloading may encourage more explosive eruptionsIce unloading and increased melting may trigger edifice stability; Melting of ice and snow may decrease the likelihood and magnitude of meltwater floods; What are the likely effects of twenty-first century climate change on hazards at ice-covered volcanoes?; Increased magma production and eruption in Iceland?; Increased magma production and eruption globally?; Potential effects on volcanic hazards; Was the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull triggered by climate change?; Gaps in our knowledge and targets for future research | |
Future work required | |
Sommario/riassunto: | "This book addresses a wide range of issues relating to the ways in which climate change may force geological and geomorphological hazards"--Provided by publisher. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Climate forcing of geological hazards |
ISBN: | 1-118-48269-7 |
1-299-15881-1 | |
1-118-48264-6 | |
1-118-48266-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910877276003321 |
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