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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Changnon, Stanley A. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Major ice storms in the United States, 1949-2000 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2002 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
p.105-11. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
An extensive new database identifying ice storm losses allowed a first, definitive assessment of these storms in the US. During 1949-2000, 87 major ice storms each causing property losses > $1 million, occured and resulting losses totaled $16.3 billion. Storm frequencies and losses were greatest in the northeast, southeast, and central US, and only 3 percent ocdcurred in the nation's west. More freezing rain occurences in the Deep South produce major storms than do occurrences elsewhere in the US, a result of variations in prevailing storm-producing conditions. Severe ice storms peaked in 1993-2000 when losses totaled $5.8 billion. Losses in the nation's west were infrequent but more occurred since 1982. Recent increases in ice storm losses in the faster growing areas of the nation reflect increasing societal vulnerability to ice storms. - Reproduced. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Climatic change - United States |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Storms - United States |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Storms |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Changnon, Joyce M. |
| 773 ## - HOST ITEM ENTRY |
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| Main entry heading |
Environmental Hazards |
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