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A comprehensive review of dryland climates and their relationship to the physical environment, hydrology, and inhabitants. Chapters are divided into five major sections on background meteorology and climatology; the nature of dryland climates in relation to precipitation and hydrology; the climatology and climate dynamics of the major dryland regions on each continent; and life and change in the world's drylands. It includes key topics such as vegetation, geomorphology, desertification, micro-habitats, and adaptation to dryland environments. This interdisciplinary volume provides an extensive review of the primary literature (covering nearly 2000 references) and the conventional and satellite datasets that form key research tools for dryland climatology. Illustrated with over 300 author photographs, it presents a unique view of dryland climates for a broad spectrum of researchers, environmental professionals and advanced students in climatology, meteorology, geography, environment science, earth system science, ecology, hydrology and geomorphology.

Arid regions climate. --- Arid regions ecology. --- Arid regions climate --- Climate, Arid regions --- Climate, Dryland --- Dry climate --- Dryland climate --- Climatology

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Météorologie --- Meteorology --- Climatologie --- Climatology --- Zone aride --- Arid zones --- Zone semi-aride --- Semiarid zones --- Développement agricole --- Agricultural development --- Organisation socioéconomique --- socioeconomic organization --- Arid regions climate --- Meteorology, Agricultural --- Agricultural meteorology --- Agrometeorology --- Plant biometeorology --- Bioclimatology --- Climate, Arid regions --- Climate, Dryland --- Dry climate --- Dryland climate

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Climate fluctuations can trigger events that lead to mass migration, hunger and famine. Rather than attributing the blame to nature, the contributors look at the underlying causes of social vulnerability, such as the processes and organisation of society in the semi-arid tropics. Past and present susceptibility to destitution, hunger, and famine in the face of climate variability can teach us about the potential future consequences of climate change. By understanding why individuals, households, nations, and regions are vulnerable, and how they have buffered themselves against climatic and environmental fluctuations, present and future vulnerability can be redressed. Through case studies from across the globe, the authors explore past experiences with climate variability, and the likely effects of, and the possible policy responses to, the types of climatic events that global warming might bring.

Arid regions climate --- Climatic changes --- Sustainable development --- Geografie --- Social aspects --- Fysische geografie --- Het Gekoppelde Systeem "Mens-Fysisch Milieu" --- (geofactoren, ecosysteemdiensten, menselijk impact op het fysisch milieu, landdegradatie, desertificatie, global change). --- Environmental Sciences --- Atmospheric Science --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Climate, Arid regions --- Climate, Dryland --- Dry climate --- Dryland climate --- Climatology --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climate change mitigation --- Global environmental change --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Environmental aspects

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Information-based decision-making during drought, often brings out some of the excellent practices that are prevalent in society / individuals. This book is designed to provide information on the drought process, meteorological, hydrological, agriculture, socio-economic aspects and available technologies such as satellite remote sensing data analysis and Geographical Information system for assessment. Assessment procedures utilising the various parameters of importance from various sources for micro level management that would enhance the effectiveness of management practice are dealt in detail. Resource availability and affected group determine the relief assistance for the present event and information that would help them in their realisation and preparedness for the forthcoming years by select countries is highlighted. This would help in the formulation of schemes for event mitigation and area development plans. The readers would gain complete knowledge on drought. This book is expected to act as a guide in preparing people as effective natural resource utilizationist under drought situations.

Droughts. --- Rain and rainfall. --- Arid regions climate. --- Climate, Arid regions --- Climate, Dryland --- Dry climate --- Dryland climate --- Rain --- Rainfall --- Drouth --- Drouths --- Earth sciences. --- Meteorology. --- Natural disasters. --- Remote sensing. --- Agriculture. --- Environmental management. --- Water pollution. --- Earth Sciences. --- Natural Hazards. --- Environmental Management. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. --- Climatology --- Precipitation (Meteorology) --- Drought --- Weather --- Geology. --- Environmental pollution. --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Environmental aspects --- Remote-sensing imagery --- Remote sensing systems --- Remote terrain sensing --- Sensing, Remote --- Terrain sensing, Remote --- Aerial photogrammetry --- Aerospace telemetry --- Detectors --- Space optics --- Aerology --- Atmospheric science --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Natural calamities --- Disasters