Climate
extremes,
or
even
a
series
of
non-extreme
events,
in
combination
with
social
vulnerabilities
and
exposure
to
risks
can
produce
climate-related
disasters,
says
the
IPCC,
in
a
special
report
Managing
the
Risks
of
Extreme
Events
and
Disasters
to
Advance
Climate
Change
Adaptation.
“The
main
message
from
this
report
is
that
we
know
enough
to
make
good
decisions
about
managing
the
risks
of
climate-related
disasters.
Sometimes
we
take
advantage
of
this
knowledge,
but
many
times
we
do
not,”
says
Chris
Field,
co-chair
of
IPCC’s
Working
Group
ll.
Field
says
the
challenge
for…
