THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON STORMS AND STORM PREPAREDNESS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

According to the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), “[w]arming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures” (IPCC, 2007: 5) by about 0.8–1.0°C over the last 160 years. Based on...

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Main Author: Chang Chew-Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010-01-01
Series:Kajian Malaysia
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Online Access:http://web.usm.my/km/28(1)2010/KM%20ART%203%20(53-82).pdf