Social‐Environmental Extremes: Rethinking Extraordinary Events as Outcomes of Interacting Biophysical and Social Systems

Social‐Environmental Extremes: Rethinking Extraordinary Events as Outcomes of Interacting Biophysical and Social Systems

Abstract Extreme droughts, heat waves, fires, hurricanes, floods, and landslides cause the largest losses in the United States, and globally, from natural hazards linked to weather and climate. There is evidence that the frequency of such extremes is increasing, particularly for heat waves, large fi...

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Main Authors: Jennifer K. Balch, Virginia Iglesias, Anna E. Braswell, Matthew W. Rossi, Maxwell B. Joseph, Adam L. Mahood, Trisha R. Shrum, Caitlin T. White, Victoria M. Scholl, Bryce McGuire, Claire Karban, Mollie Buckland, William R. Travis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020-07-01
Series:Earth's Future
Subjects:
extreme events
exposure
natural hazards
vulnerability
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001319

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001319

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