Natural Disasters and Extreme Events in Agriculture Impacts and Mitigation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sivakumar, Mannava V.K (Editor), Motha, Raymond P. (Editor), Das, Haripada P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climate change.; Geobiology.; Atmospheric sciences.; Agriculture.; Ecotoxicology.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Biogeosciences.; Climate Change.

Agricultural production is highly dependent on weather, climate and water availability and is adversely affected by the weather and climate-related disasters. Droughts and natural disasters such as floods can result in crop failures, food insecurity, famine, loss of property and life, mass migration...