Climate Risks - The Challenge for Alpine Regionsvdf Hochschulverlag AG, 2000 - 312 pages The international scientific community has come to the conclusion that human activities are a non-negligible factor influencing the global climate. The leading Swiss climate researchers are supporting this statement. What is the impact of climate change in Switzerland? After six years of scientific research, the results of the National Research Programme "Climate Change and Natural Hazards"(NFP 31) are available now. They contribute to a better understanding of the complex nature of the global climate and its specific alpine aspects. This book provides the newest estimations about the impact of temperature and precipitation changes on the environment, the economy and infrastructures. The book also describes the possibilities of political and social actions regarding these changes. |
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... Disasters " Stephan Bader Swiss Meteorological Institute , Zurich Pierre Kunz Department of Mineralogy , University of Geneva Published with the support of : FNSNF SCHWEIZERISCHER NATIONALFONDS FONDS NATIONAL SUISSE SWISS NATIONAL ...
... Disasters " , NRP 31 NRP 31 Programme Leaders Thunstrasse 91 , CH - 3006 Berne Tel . +41 31 356 65 65 Ulrich Roth , Sigmaplan , Berne Dr Stephan Bader , Swiss Meteorological Institute , Zurich Dr Pierre Kunz , Department of Mineralogy ...
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... Disasters - Hazards and Patterns of Development .... 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Avalanches . 3.3 Glaciers 3.4 Permafrost .. 3.5 Mudflows 3.6 Floods 3.7 Mass movements .. 3.8 Earthquakes 3.9 Winter storms 3.10 3.11 Forest fires .. Bibliography ...
... Disaster management .. 255 5.6 The implications for political intervention and regional planning 263 5.7 Bibliography ... 276 Conclusions of the Group of Experts 279 List of the NRP 31 Reports 283 Introduction NRP 31 Mission On 27 June ...
Contents
Contents | 9 |
Stephan Bader | 19 |
Stephan Bader | 66 |
Water and climate inseparably linked | 77 |
More heat altered discharge trends | 83 |
an often underrated primeval force | 92 |
Water heeds no borders | 101 |