Snow and Ice‎-Related Hazards‎,‎ Risks‎,‎ and Disasters provides you with the latest scientific developments in glacier surges and melting‎,‎ ice shelf collapses‎,‎ paleo‎-climate reconstruction‎,‎ sea level rise‎,‎ climate change implications‎,‎ causality‎,‎ impacts‎,‎ preparedness‎,‎ and mitigation‎.‎ It takes a geo‎-scientific approach to the topic while also covering current thinking about directly related social scientific issues that can adversely affect ecosystems and global economies‎.‎ * Puts the contributions from expert oceanographers‎,‎ geologists‎,‎ geophysicists‎,‎ environmental scientists‎,‎ and climatologists selected by a world‎-renowned editorial board in your hands* Presents the latest research on causality‎,‎ glacial surges‎,‎ ice‎-shelf collapses‎,‎ sea level rise‎,‎ climate change implications‎,‎ and more* Numerous tables‎,‎ maps‎,‎ diagrams‎,‎ illustrations and photographs of hazardous processes will be included* Features new insights into the implications of climate change on increased melting‎,‎ collapsing‎,‎ flooding‎,‎ methane emissions‎,‎ and sea level rise