Exploring the concept of climate surprises. A review of the literature on the concept of surprise and how it is related to climate change
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This report examines the concept of climate surprise and its implications for environmental policymaking. Although most integrated assessment models of climate change deal with average values of change, it is usually the extreme events or surprises that cause the most damage to human health and property. Current models do not help the policymaker decide how to deal with climate surprises. This report examines the literature of surprise in many aspects of human society: psychology, military, hea…
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Date:
January 1998
Creator:
Glantz, M. H.; Moore, C. M.; Streets, D. G.; Bhatti, N.; Rosa, C. H. & Stewart, T. R.
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