{"product_id":"climate-change-and-rainfall-extremes-victor-ongoma-9780443288678","title":"Climate Change and Rainfall Extremes in Africa: Occurrence, Impacts and Adaptation","description":"\u003ci\u003eClimate Change and Rainfall Extremes in Africa: Occurrence, Impacts and Adaptation\u003c\/i\u003e provides the latest developments on extreme rainfall in Africa, along with an analysis of current impacts, future implications, and community adaptations. The book's chapters are organized into three parts: 1) Understanding Rainfall Extremes, 2) Regional Rainfall and Hydrological Extremes, and 3) Prediction, Impacts, and Adaptation to Rainfall Extremes. Specific sections examine rainfall variability in Africa (and across the world), how climate change has contributed to the increasing severity of events, focus on different regions and various meteorological extremes, including tropical cyclones, drought, flooding, rising water levels, and changes in rainfall concentration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinal sections look ahead to the future of forecasting rainfall, economic implications, damage assessment, adaptation, community resilience, and risk reduction measures. This timely resource will deepen readers' understanding of how climate change and extreme rainfall in Africa (and elsewhere) are impacting communities and what can be done to mitigate the effects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor Ongoma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0443288674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780443288678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Elsevier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Victor Ongoma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838431711487,"sku":"9780443288678","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_466aa78b-94db-4c82-9975-4f6211116a9e.jpg?v=1746589816","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/climate-change-and-rainfall-extremes-victor-ongoma-9780443288678","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}