The conversation on extreme weather / edited by Jennifer A. Horney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Horney, Jennifer A., editor.

Series:

Critical conversations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

Climatic changes.

Weather--Environmental aspects.

Weather.

Environmental policy--United States--21st century.

Environmental policy.

Climatic extremes.

Physical Description:

xxi, 292 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This book explores how climate-driven events-like Texas storms, Hurricane Ian, and wildfire smoke-impact daily life. It brings awareness to inequalities and environmental risks and offers practical solutions for preparedness and managing eco-anxiety"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Science of Extreme Weather

Is climate change to blame for extreme weather events? Attribution science says yes, for some

here's how it works / by Xubin Zeng

What is an atmospheric river? With flooding and mudslides in California, a hydrologist explains the good and bad of these storms and how they're changing / by Qian Cao

Climate change is intensifying the water cycle, bringing more powerful

storms and flooding

here's what the science shows / by Mathew Barlow

The fastest population growth in the West's wildland-urban interface is in

areas most vulnerable to wildfires / by Krishna Rao, Alexandra Konings, Marta Yebra, Noah Diffenbaugh, and Park Williams

The risk of 'cascading' natural disasters is on the rise / by Farshid Vahedifard and Amir AghaKouchak

Why a warming climate can bring bigger snowstorms / by Michael A. Rawlin

Ice storms, downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing 'warming winter' syndrome / by Richard B. (Ricky) Rood

Atmospheric rivers over California's wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides

this is what cascading climate disasters look like / by Amir

AghaKouchak

Economy and Infrastructure

After a record 22 'billion dollar disasters' in 2020, it's time to overhaul US

disaster policy

here's how / by A.R. Siders, Allison Reilly, and Deb Niemeier

Intense heat and flooding are wreaking havoc on power and water systems

as climate change batters America's aging infrastructure / by Paul Chinowsky

4 ways extreme heat hurts the economy / by Derek Lemoine

Why insurance companies are pulling out of California and Florida, and how to fix some of the underlying problems / by Melanie Gall

Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments-our study shows how it's testing communities in Florida / by Linda Shi, Tisha Joseph Holmes, and William Butler

Heat waves hit the poor hardest

calculating the rising impact on those least able to adapt to the warming climate / by Mojtaba Sadegh, John Abatzoglou, and Mohammad Reza Alizadeh

Climate change hits indebted businesses hardest, new research suggests / by Huan Kuang and Ying (Cathy) Zheng

Health and Environment

8 billion people: Four ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health, with global consequences / by Maureen Lichtveld

North America's summer of wildfire smoke: 2023 was only the beginning / by Charles O. Stanier, Gregory Carmichael, and Peter S. Thorne

Extreme heat and air pollution can be deadly, with the health risk together worse than either alone / by Erika Garcia, Md Mostafijur Rahman, and Rob Scot McConnell

Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults

an aging population and climate change put ever more people at risk / by Deborah Carr, Giacomo Falchetta, and Ian Sue Wing

Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health

and

more frequent fires and floods may make the problem worse / by Arnold R. Eiser

Extreme weather may help invasive species outcompete native animals

new study / by Harry Shepherd

The chickadee in the snowbank: A 'canary in the coal mine' for climate

change in the Sierra Nevada mountains / by Benjamin Sonnenberg

Climate change is already forcing lizards, insects and other species to evolve

and most can't keep up / by Michael P. Moore and James T. Stroud

How a thumb-sized climate migrant with a giant crab claw is disrupting the Northeast's Great Marsh ecosystem / by David Samuel Johnson

The heroic effort to save Florida's coral reef from extreme ocean heat as

corals bleach across the Caribbean / by Michael Childress

Housing and Education

4 reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters like

hurricanes, and what communities can do about it / by Shannon Van Zandt

Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades

who is at risk might surprise you / by Mojtaba Sadegh

When homes flood, who gets FEMA buyouts and where do they go? We mapped thousands of moves and found distance and race both play a role / by James R. Elliott and Zheye (Jay) Wang

As heat waves intensify, tens of thousands of US classrooms will be too hot for students to learn in / by Paul Chinowsky

Coastal home buyers are ignoring rising flood risks, despite clear warnings and rising insurance premiums / by Risa Palm and Toby W. Bolsen

Historic flooding in Fort Lauderdale was a sign of things to come

a look at who is most at risk and how to prepare / by Smitha Rao

Solutions and Civic Response

Tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters tell a story of vulnerability and

recovery in America / by Tricia Wachtendorf

Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods

whatever your local risk, here's how to be more weather-ready / by Erik Salna

Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific

Northwest heat wave / by Jason Vogel and Brian G. Henning

How ghost streams and redlining's legacy lead to unfairness in flood risk, in Detroit and elsewhere / by Jacob Napieralski

Wildfire smoke leaves harmful gases in floors and walls

air purifiers aren't enough, new study shows, but you can clean it up / by Delphine Farmer

Looking for a US 'climate haven' away from disaster risks? Good luck

finding one / by Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, and Earl Lewis

What western states can learn from Native American wildfire management strategies / by Kari Marie Norgaard and Sara Worl

Louisiana's coastal cultures are threatened by the very plans meant to save their wetlands and barrier islands / by Craig E. Colten

Keeping your cool in a warming world: 8 steps to help manage eco-anxiety / by Karen Magruder.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Horney, Jennifer A. Conversation on extreme weather

ISBN:

9781421452012

1421452014

OCLC:

1495070517

Publisher Number:

90102324846