Extreme Events and Climate Change

Federico Castillo Michael Wehner Dáithí A. Stone

This edition first published 2021

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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data

Names: Castillo, Federico, editor. | Wehner, Michael F., editor. | Stone, Dáithí A. Stone., editor.

Title: Extreme events and climate change : a multidisciplinary approach / edited by Federico Castillo, Michael Wehner, Dáithí A. Stone.

Description: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021003272 (print) | LCCN 2021003273 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119413622 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119413745 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119413646 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Severe storms. | Climatic changes.

Classification: LCC QC941 .E97 2021 (print) | LCC QC941 (ebook) | DDC 551.55–dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021003272LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021003273

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Leyla Aguilar‐SolanoIndependent consultant San José, Costa Rica

Francisco AlpízarCATIE Environmental Policy Group Turriabla, Costa Rica Wageningen University and Research Wageningen, The Netherlands

Jesse BuchsbaumDepartment Agricultural and Resource Economics University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, USA

John P. Casellas ConnorsDepartment of Geography College of Geosciences Texas A&M University College Station, Texas, USA

Federico CastilloDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy and Management University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, USA

Adriana Chacón CascanteUniversidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Ingeniería Agrícola San José, Costa Rica

Jennifer M. CollinsSchool of Geosciences University of South Florida Tampa, Florida, USA

John P. Casellas ConnorsDepartment of Geography College of Geosciences Texas A&M University College Station, Texas, USA

Samuel G. EvansDepartment of Public Policy Mills College Oakland, California, USA

C. Gay GarcíaPrograma de Investigación de Cambio Climático Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico Mexico City, Mexico

J. K. GillessDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy and Management University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, USA

Richard GrotjahnDepartment of Land, Air, and Water Resources University of California, Davis Davis, California, USA

Celia A. HarveyMonteverde Institute Puntarenas, Costa Rica

A. L. Herrera MerinoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas (IIEc) Mexico City, Mexico

Pablo ImbachGlobal Center on Adaptation Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Anthony Janetos†Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer‐Range Future Boston University Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Tord KjellstromHealth and Environment International Trust Mapua, Nelson, New Zealand Australian National University Canberra, Australia Centre for Technology Research and Innovation Limassol, Cyprus

Bruno LemkeNelson‐Malborough Institute of Technology Nelson, New Zealand

Xuchun LiuDepartment of Geography, Environment and Population University of Adelaide Adelaide, Australia

Deicy Lozano SivisacaDepartamento de Ciencia Foresta Universidad Estatal Paulista “Julio de Mequista Filho” Campus Botucatu Sao Paulo, Brazil

Xuemei LuDepartment of Economics California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California, USA

M. Ruth Martínez‐RodríguezIndependent consultantSan José, Costa Rica

D. Martínez VenturaInstitute of Economic Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Mexico City, Mexico

Shawn M. MilradDepartment of Applied Aviation Sciences College of Aviation Embry‐Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

Sally MoyceCollege of Nursing Montana State University Bozeman, Montana, USA

Bernardo OlveraPrograma de Investigación de Cambio Climático Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico Mexico City, Mexico

Charles H. PaxtonPrivate consultant Channelside Weather LLC Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA

Ajay RaghavendraDepartment of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences University at Albany Albany, New York, USA

Juan RobalinoUniversidad de Costa Rica and CATIE San José, Costa Rica

Yasmin RomittiDepartment of Earth and Environment Boston University Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Milagro Saborío‐RodríguezSchool of Economics and Institute of Economics Research University of Costa Rica San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica

Armando Sánchez VargasInstitute of Economic Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Mexico City, Mexico