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Climate Science Glossary
Return to glossary listBusby et al. (2021)
Also: Busby et al. 2021
Cascading risks: Understanding the 2021 winter blackout in Texas
Busby, J.W., Baker, K., Bazilian, M.D., Gilbert, A.Q., Grubert, E., Rai, V., Rhodes, J.D., Shidore, S., Smith, C.A. & Webber, M.E. (2021). Cascading risks: Understanding the 2021 winter blackout in Texas. Energy Research & Social Science. 77,102106. Article
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102106
References
All IPCC definitions taken from Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Working Group I Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Annex I, Glossary, pp. 941-954. Cambridge University Press.
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