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? What has been the real impact of past weather extremes e.g.
cold winters, droughts, floods, heatwaves and hurricanes on
historic events? ? Is the frequency and impact of weather extremes
changing? ? Can we predict how the climate will behave in the
future and what will be the consequences of these changes? ? Are
greater, less predictable changes just around the corner? Bill
Burroughs seeks to answer these questions by providing a balanced
and accessible analysis of the current debate on
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Preface;
1. Introduction;
2. The historical evidence;
3. Cold winters;
4. Storms, floods and droughts;
5. How much do we know about climatic change?;
6. Models of the climate and the economy;
7. Consequences of forecasting;
8. Conclusions; References;
Index
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