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extreme weather events See also climate extremes; individual extreme weather events (e.g., floods) energy sector and, 132–33 forecasting of, 146–50 frequency of, 95, 104, 142, 142t health risks of, 54, 55–56 intensity of, 31 precipitation in, 49
F FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), 59 farming. See agriculture and forestry Fay, Marianne, 13, 16–17, 69 Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 56 Ferl, Katharina, 53 “finite pool of worry,” 14, 23 fires. See wildfires floods adaptation strategies for, 66–67b flood protection systems, 129 human health and, 54–56, 55t, 57b precipitation trends and, 4, 49 vulnerability to, 15–16, 62, 133 water and land management and, 70, 71–72 water facilities during, 65 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 59 food demands, 8–9, 91–92 forecasting. See disaster risk management and weather forecasting
forest fires. See wildfires forestry. See agriculture and forestry Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. See Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN), 3
G gas industry, 133, 134, 136 GDP. See gross domestic product general circulation models (GCMs), 40, 41b, 42, 43b, 45 Geographic Information Systems, 146 Georgia Black Sea coast of, 79 drought in, 39 economic loss from catastrophic events in, 143 floods in, 57b health emergencies in, 53, 55–56 migration from, 62 pollution in, 7 sea-level rise in, 5 sensitivity index for, 18 weather forecasting in, 147 Germany green roofing in, 126b growing season in, 95 immigrants in, 64 Gerner, Franz, 121 GHGs. See greenhouse gases glaciers, melting of, 2, 4, 7, 72, 132, 150 Global Attitude Survey, 22, 23f Global Environmental Facility, 78 Google Maps, 33b