Natural Disasters and Extreme Events in Agriculture Impacts and Mitigation - Sivakumar, Mannava VK.; Motha, Raymond P.; Das, Haripada P.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005)
Impacts of Natural Disasters in Agriculture, Rangeland and Forestry: an Overview -- The Role of Disaster Preparedness in National Planning with Specific Reference to Droughts -- The Occurrence and Predictability of Extreme Events over the Southwest Pacific with Particular Reference to ENSO -- Accessibility of Database Information to Facilitate Early Detection of Extreme Events to Help Mitigate Their Impacts on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries -- Tools for Forecasting or Warning as well as Hazard Assessment to Reduce Impact of Natural Disasters on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries -- Agrometeorological Impact Assessment of Natural Disasters and Extreme Events and Agricultural Strategies Adopted in Areas with High Weather Risks -- Damage Assessment of Agrometeorological Relevance from Natural Disasters: Economic and Social Consequences -- Impacts of Tropical Cyclones on Chinese Lowland Agriculture and Coastal Fisheries -- Frost and High Temperature Injury in China -- Impacts of Sand Storms/Dust Storms on Agriculture -- Disaster Reduction Planning and Response: The Example of National Drought Policy in USA -- Agricultural Drought Policy and Practices in Australia -- Significance of Training, Education and Communication for Awareness of Potential Hazards in Managing Natural Disaster in Australia -- Agrometeorological Disaster Risk Management in China -- Degradation of Vegetation and Agricultural Productivity due to Natural Disasters and Land Use Strategies to Mitigate Their Impacts on Agriculture, Rangelands and Forestry -- Agricultural Drought Mitigation and Management of Sustained Agricultural Development in India -- Early Detection and Monitoring of Drought and Flood in China Using Remote Sensing and GIS -- The Decision of the Center of a Tropical Cyclone over China Coastal Waters Using a Doppler Radar -- Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Analysis of Forest Fire Risk and Assessment of Forest Degradation -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
Keywords: Atmospheric sciences; Climate change; Ecotoxicology; Geobiology; Agriculture; Atmospheric Sciences; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Ecotoxicology; Biogeosciences; Climate Change; Agriculture