Baum, Marsha L.

When nature strikes : weather disasters and the law / Marsha L. Baum - Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2007 - xiii, 227 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-213) and index

Weather forecasting and warning systems --'Taming the weather' through science and technology -- Governmental liability for injury to individuals -- Civil liabilities for weather-related harm -- Crime and weather -- Weather and the justice system -- Future of weather and the law

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Natural disasters--Law and legislation--United States
Disaster relief--Law and legislation--United States
Crime and weather