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Note: Front cover -- Contents -- Dedication to Paul Baumann -- Preface to Insect Symbiosis, Volume 3 -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- chapter one. Insect symbionts and molecular phylogenetics -- chapter two. Self-nonself recognition in symbiotic interactions -- chapter three. Is symbiosis evolution influenced by the pleiotropic role of programmed cell death in immunity and development? -- chapter four. Pleitrophy of adaptative genes: how insecticide resistance genes mediate outcomes of symbiosis -- chapter five. Capsule-transmitted obligate gut bacterium of plataspid stinkbugs: a novel model system for insect symbiosis studies -- chapter six. Endosymbiont that broadens food plant range of host insect -- chapter seven. Insect-bacterium mutualism without vertical transmission -- chapter eight. Mutualism revealed by symbiont genomics and bacteriocyte transcriptomics -- chapter nine. Endosymbionts of lice -- chapter ten. Symbiotic Rickettsia -- chapter eleven. Structure and function of the bacterial community associated with the Mediterranean fruit fly -- chapter twelve. Feminizing Wolbachia and the evolution of sex determination in isopods* -- chapter thirteen. Wolbachia-induced sex reversal in Lepidoptera -- chapter fourteen. Wolbachia and Anopheles mosquitoes -- chapter fifteen. Bacterial symbionts in Anopheles spp. and other mosquito vectors -- chapter sixteen. Symbiotic microorganisms in leafhopper and planthopper vectors of phytoplasmas in grapevine -- chapter seventeen. Paratransgenesis in termites -- chapter eighteen. Insect facultative symbionts: biology, culture, and genetic modification -- Index -- Back cover.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Wild Silk Production to Support Farmers Excluded from Protected Areas in Madagascar -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Methodology -- 1.2.1 Techno-Economic Modeling -- 1.2.2 Modules and Submodules -- 1.3 Results -- 1.4 Discussion -- 1.4.1 Economic Potential -- 1.4.2 Environmental Potential -- 1.4.3 Enterprise Versus Payments for Ecosystem Services -- 1.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Evolutionary Divergence of Lepidopteran and Trichopteran Fibroins -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Fibroins of Saturniidae (Wild Silkmoth) -- 2.3 Antheraea pernyi and Antheraea yamamai Fibroins -- 2.4 Differences Between the Fibroins of A. pernyi and A. yamamai -- 2.5 Structure Divergence and Conservation Found in the Fibroins of Antheraea myllita -- 2.6 Fibroins of Saturniidae Species Other than Antheraea -- 2.7 Three Components of Bombyx mori Silk Fiber Protein -- 2.8 The Bombyx fhc -- 2.9 Silk Fiber Proteins of Other Lepidopteran Species -- 2.10 Genetic Divergence Between Nonrepetitive Parts of fhc -- 2.11 Low Molecular-Weight Components of Bombyx Silk Filament -- 2.12 Fibroin Light Chain (flc) in Lepidoptera Other than Bombyx -- 2.13 P25 Proteins in Lepidoptera Other than Saturniidae -- 2.14 Silk Proteins of Three Diverse Trichopteran Species -- 2.15 Evolution of Fibroins -- References -- Chapter 3 The Silk I and Lamella Structures of (Ala-Gly)15 as the Model of Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin Studied with Solid State NMR -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Silk I Structure -- 3.3 Lamella Structure -- References -- Chapter 4 Application of Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin as a Biomaterial for Vascular Grafts -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Several Forms of Silk Fibroin for Biomaterial Applications -- 4.3 Application to Vascular Graft -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Evolution and Application of Coiled Coil Silks from Insects. , 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Function of Coiled Coil Materials -- 5.3 Molecular Structure of Proteins -- 5.3.1 X-Ray Diffraction Data -- 5.3.2 Solid-State NMR Data -- 5.3.3 Raman Data -- 5.4 The Coiled Coil Silk Proteins -- 5.4.1 Amino Acid Composition of Silk -- 5.4.2 Number and Architecture of the Proteins -- 5.4.3 Coiled Coil Core Composition -- 5.4.4 Cross-Linking Between Proteins -- 5.5 Accessory Proteins -- 5.6 Artificial Materials Based on Coiled Coil Silks -- 5.6.1 Artificial Materials from Recombinant Coiled Coil Silks -- 5.6.2 Artificial Materials from Natural Coiled Coil Silks -- 5.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 Characterization of Underwater Silk Proteins from Caddisfly Larva, Stenopsyche marmorata -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Complete Purification of Larval Silk Proteins from the Stenopsychidae Caddisfly, Stenopsyche marmorata -- 6.3 Characteristics of the Smsp-1 Primary Structure I: O-Phosphorylation on Ser Residues -- 6.4 Characteristics of the Smsp-1 Primary Structure II: Amino Acid Composition -- 6.5 Characteristics of the Smsp-1 Primary Structure III: Long Range Periodic Amino Acid Sequence -- 6.6 Related Studies and Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 7 Atomic Force Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Silk from Spider Draglines, Capture-Web Spirals, and Silkworms -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) -- 7.3 AFM Imaging of Silks -- 7.3.1 Segmented Nanofibers -- 7.3.2 Silk Globules -- 7.3.3 Other AFM Imaging -- 7.4 Pulling and Pushing with the AFM Tip -- 7.4.1 AFM Pulling - Force Spectroscopy -- 7.4.2 Dragline Silk Proteins -- 7.4.3 Capture Silk -- 7.4.4 AFM Pushing - Nanoindentation -- 7.4.5 Force Mapping - Force-Volume Imaging -- 7.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 8 Modular Spider Silk Fibers: Defining New Modules and Optimizing Fiber Properties -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Cloning of the Piriform Silk. , 8.3 Changing Fiber Structure and Properties by Module Composition and by Post-spin Draw Modification -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 How to Pass the Gap - Functional Morphology and Biomechanics of Spider Bridging Threads -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Materials and Methods -- 9.2.1 Behavioural Observations -- 9.2.2 Adhesion Measurements -- 9.2.3 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) -- 9.3 Results -- 9.3.1 Bridging Behaviour and Success -- 9.3.2 Bridging Line and Dragline Adhesion -- 9.3.3 Thread Morphology -- 9.4 Discussion -- 9.4.1 Are Bridging Lines Adhesive? -- 9.4.2 The Role of Drag Forces and Friction in Bridging Line Adhesion -- 9.4.3 Structural Principles of Adhesive Silk Applications -- 9.4.4 The Role of Bridging in Colonization of Smooth Surfaces -- 9.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 The Power of Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Recombinant Production of Dragline Silk Proteins -- 10.3 Processing of Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins -- 10.3.1 Fibers -- 10.3.1.1 Wet Spinning -- 10.3.1.2 Biomimetic Spinning -- 10.3.2 Non-woven Meshes Made of Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins -- 10.4 Modification of Recombinant Silk Proteins -- 10.4.1 Genetic Engineering -- 10.4.1.1 Biomineralisation -- 10.4.1.2 Cell Adhesion -- 10.4.1.3 Gene Delivery -- 10.4.1.4 Antimicrobial Silk -- 10.4.1.5 Others -- 10.4.2 Chemical Functionalization -- 10.4.3 Silk-Polymer Hybrids -- 10.5 Outlook -- References -- Chapter 11 Prey Capture Adhesives Produced by Orb-Weaving Spiders -- 11.1 Introduction to Orb Webs -- 11.2 Cribellar Silk -- 11.3 Viscid Silk -- 11.4 Comparing Cribellar and Viscid Capture Silk -- 11.5 Summary/Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 Silk and Web Synergy: The Merging of Material and Structural Performance -- 12.1 Introduction: Biomimicry and Stealing Ideas from Silk -- 12.2 A Complex Biological Material. , 12.2.1 Molecular Structure and Mechanics of Silk -- 12.2.2 The "Model" Behavior of Silk -- 12.3 From Silk Threads to Spider Webs -- 12.3.1 Defects and Flaw Tolerance -- 12.3.2 Constitutive Behavior Comparison -- 12.3.3 Stability Under Global Loading -- 12.3.4 Damage Minimization and Fracture Mechanics -- 12.4 "Universal" Attachments -- 12.4.1 Theory of Multiple Peeling -- 12.4.2 Synergetic Optimization of Structure and Material -- 12.4.3 Hierarchical Branching: Smaller Is Stronger -- 12.4.4 Computational Validation of Attachments -- 12.4.5 Detachment Under Wind Loading -- 12.5 Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Note: Front cover -- Foreword -- Insect Symbiosis: A Personal Journey -- The Editors -- Contributors -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Insect Symbiosis: An Introduction -- Chapter 2. Bacteria and Other Symbionts of Aphids -- Chapter 3. Comparative Genomics of Insect Endosymbionts -- Chapter 4. Symbiosis in Tsetse -- Chapter 5. Endosymbiosis in the Weevil of the Genus Sitophilus: Genetic, Physiological, and Molecular Interactions among Associated Genomes -- Chapter 6. Rhodnius prolixus and Its Symbiont, Rhodococcus rhodnii: A Model for Paratransgenic Control of Disease Transmission -- Chapter 7. Bark Beetle-Fungus Symbioses -- Chapter 8. Symbiotic Relationships of Tephritids -- Chapter 9. Symbionts Affecting Termite Behavior -- Chapter 10. Symbiosis of Microsporidia and Insects -- Chapter 11. A New Bacterium from the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium- Bacteroides Phylum That Causes Sex-Ratio Distortion -- Chapter 12. Inherited Microorganisms That Selectively Kill Male Hosts: The Hidden Players of Insect Evolution? -- Chapter 13. Wolbachia pipientis: Impotent by Association -- Chapter 14. Cytoplasmic Incompatibility -- Chapter 15. Parthenogenesis Associated with Wolbachia -- Chapter 16. Insights into Wolbachia Obligatory Symbiosis -- Chapter 17. Symbiosis and the Origin of Species -- Chapter 18. Discovery of Symbiont-Host Horizontal Genome Transfer: A Beetle Carrying Two Bacterial and One Chromosomal Wolbachia Endosymbionts -- Index -- Back cover.

Note: Intro -- RANDOM THOUGHTS ON RECOMBINANT INSECTS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PROLOGUE -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: NEW DEFINITION OF AN ORGANISM -- THE HUMAN GENOME -- EUKARYOTE AND PROKARYOTE BRANCHES OF LIFE -- THE FUNCTION OF DNA IN THE CHROMOSOME -- THE MICROBIAL WORLD -- MITOCHONDRIA ARE ANCIENT RICKETTSIA BACTERIA -- SYMBIONTS -- THE CONCEPT OF "SUPERORGANISM -- EPIGENETICS -- RECAP -- Chapter 2 ALL ORGANISMS ARE TRANSGENICAND MULTIGENOMIC -- ALL ORGANISMS CONTAIN MORE THAN ONE GENOME BROADLY SPEAKING -- TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS -- A SINGLE SPECIES IS AN ILLUSIONARY CONCEPT -- THE MULTIGENOMIC CONCEPT AFFECTS AGRICULTURE AND MEDICINE -- RECAP -- Chapter 3 TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS -- THE PIGGYBAC ELEMENT -- THE DISCOVERY OF PIGGYBAC -- MOTHS WITH TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS -- HOST PLANTS OF PINK BOLLWORM -- TOBACCO BUDWORM HOST RANGE -- MOVEMENT OF TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS BETWEEN ORGANISMS -- RECAP -- Chapter 4 MAKING AND USING TRANSGENIC INSECTS -- TRANSPOSITION -- GENETIC TRANSFORMATION OF PINK BOLLWORM -- STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE -- FITNESS COSTS IN MASS REARING OF INSECTS -- CONSEQUENCES OF MASS REARING -- MALE MOTHS RESPONDING TO SEX PHEROMONE ARE "ROBOTS -- MALE MOTHS ARE NOT ROBOTS -- KAREL FRYXELL AND THE TEMPERATURE LETHAL GENE -- STEVE THIBAULT CREATES TRANSGENIC PINK BOLLWORM -- CREATING TRANSGENIC PINK BOLLWORMS REQUIRED THOUSANDS OF ATTEMPTS -- INSERTION OF TRANSGENES IS A HAPHAZARD AND RANDOM PROCESS -- REARING AND SELECTION OF STRAINS DICTATES TRANSGENIC OUTCOMES -- LABORATORY STRAINS ARE DIFFERENT FROM WILD STRAINS -- RECAP -- Chapter 5 ATTEMPTS AT GENETIC TRANSFORMATION OF TOBACCO BUDWORM -- RECAP -- Chapter 6 THE RIDL GENE AND FIELD TRIALS WITH MARKED INSECTS -- TRANSFER OF LETHAL GENES FROM ONE INSECT INTO ANOTHER -- RECAP. , Chapter 7 SPECIES, THE TRANSGENIC CONCEPT AND SELECTION -- WHAT IS A FOREIGN GENE? -- THE DNA FREE FOOD SOCIETY -- THE DNA FREE FOOD SOCIETY WAS A JOKE -- THE PUBLIC OUTCRY AGAINST TRANSGENIC CROPS -- TRANSGENIC PRODUCTS CAN BE DANGEROUS -- IS A FOOD ALLERGY A TRANSGENE OR A TOXIN? -- SELECTION OF NEW TRAITS BY ORGANISMS -- SELECTION OF INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE TRAITS -- THE ODD CASE OF RESISTANCE TO PARASITIC ATTACK ON APHIDS -- WHAT DEFINES A WHITEFLY SPECIES? -- INVASION OF A NEW WHITEFLY STRAIN OR SPECIES? -- ADVANTAGE OF BEING INFECTED BY WOLBACHIA BACTERIA -- SUBTLE ADVANTAGES CONFERRED BY ENDOSYMBIONTS -- GUT SYMBIOTIC BACTERIA THAT DETERMINE THE PEST STATUS OF INSECTS -- A FINAL SHOCKER, MOTHER'S MILK IS REALLY YOGHURT -- RECAP -- Chapter 8 PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS -- SYMBIOTIC CONTROL OF PIERCE'S DISEASE -- TRANSGENIC PINK BOLLWORM -- TERMINATOR HYPER-REACTION -- Metarhizium Anisopliae -- INFLAMMATORY TITLES -- UNDERSTANDABLE CONCERNS -- PEER REVIEWING -- RECAP -- Chapter 9 SYNTHETIC VERSUS ORGANIC INSECTICIDES -- THE HATCH ACT OF 1862 AND AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS -- DUTIES OF ENTOMOLOGISTS IN THE EXPERIMENT STATION -- BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE -- USE OF UNNATURAL DEVICES -- Chapter 10 NATURAL VERSUS SYNTHETIC MATERIALS -- AFLATOXIN -- NANOTOXICOLOGY -- DIATOMACEOUS EARTH -- MESOTHELIOMA CANCER -- Chapter 11 RELEASE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED INSECTS AND MANAGED NATURE -- GENETICALLY MODIFIED DROSOPHILA -- PERMITS TO MOVE TRANSGENIC INSECTS -- WOLBACHIA BACTERIA HITCHING RIDES INSIDE INSECTS -- SOME CAUSE MALES TO DISAPPEAR -- INSECT SYMBIOSIS IN RENAISSANCE MODE -- GUT BACTERIA OF DESERT LOCUST INDUCES SWARMING -- GUT BACTERIA OF INSECTS ACTIVATE DELTA ENDOTOXINS -- SAY NO TO GMOS -- ARE HUMAN BEINGS IN CONTROL OF NATURE? -- HUMAN POPULATION INCREASE -- ARREST OF THE SEA OTTERS. , THE SANTA CRUZ FOX AND ENDANGERED SPECIES -- RECAP -- Chapter 12 JEFFERSON SCIENCE FELLOW YEAR -- BEGINNING THE JEFFERSON SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP -- DISCUSSION GROUP ON RELEASE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED INSECTS -- DENGUE AND RIDL -- THE GENETICALLY MODIFIED SCREWWORM -- SCIENCE AND POLICY -- Chapter 13 GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS -- PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARDS INSECTS -- Insects as Food -- Starlink® Corn Incident -- Ability to Detect Contamination -- We don't Want Transgenic Grapevines -- The Bug Taboo and Poison Taboo -- Transgenic Eggplant in India -- Aboriginal Diets -- Tomorrow's Table -- Organic Versus Genetically Modified Food -- Broad versus Narrow Spectrum Insecticides -- Chapter 14 BIODIVERSITY AND MANKIND'S ROLE IN NATURE -- THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS -- Definition of Biodiversity -- Responsibility for Nature -- Regulation of Pesticides -- Department of Homeland Security in Charge of Invading Insects -- Does Release of Transgenic Organisms Threaten Biodiversity? -- Rescue of the California Condor -- Which Butterfly to Keep? -- The Arrogance of Mankind -- Chapter 15 CONCLUDING COMMENTS -- TRANSGENESIS IS UNIVERSAL -- NEGATIVE SIDE-EFFECTS OF INSECTICIDES -- MISMATCH BETWEEN INTENT AND IMPACT -- Doomsday Scenarios -- Society and Mistrust of Science -- Research Needs to Go to New Places and to Fail -- RACHEL CARSON AND BEING PART OF NATURE -- Daegu Protocol -- EPILOGUE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ADDITIONAL READING -- INDEX.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Ecosystem Impacts -- 1. On Evaluation of Climate Models -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 A brief tour of climate models -- 1.3 Evaluation of climate model outputs: summary measures -- 1.3.1 Simple summary measures -- 1.3.2 Evaluation by process isolation, instrument simulators, and initial value techniques -- 1.4 Ensemble-based approaches -- 1.4.1 Multimodel ensembles -- 1.4.2 Perturbation-parameter ensembles -- 1.4.3 Reliability ensemble averaging -- 1.4.4 Bayesian ensembles -- 1.4.5 Machine-learning ensemble approaches -- 1.5 Probabilistic model evaluation techniques -- 1.5.1 Model comparison by moving-block bootstrap -- 1.5.2 Evaluation using functional representations -- 1.6 Ensemble using empirical likelihood -- 1.7 Conclusions and future directions -- References -- 2. A Statistical Analysis of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Changes -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Data -- 2.3 Statistical methods -- 2.3.1 Penalized likelihood changepoint methods -- 2.3.2 Poisson counts -- 2.3.3 Correlated Gaussian data -- 2.4 Results -- 2.4.1 Total cyclone counts -- 2.4.2 Hurricanes and major storms -- 2.4.3 Analyses with segment-length restrictions -- 2.4.4 Accumulated cyclone energy -- 2.5 Comments and conclusions -- References -- 3. Fire-Weather Index and Climate Change -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Statistical modeling of the fire-weather index monthly maxima -- 3.2.1 Separate modeling -- 3.2.2 Spatial modeling -- 3.3 Summary and discussion -- References -- 4. Probabilistic Projections of High-Tide Flooding for the State of Maryland in the Twenty-First Century -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methods -- 4.2.1 Regional ocean model -- 4.2.2 Design of numerical experiments -- 4.2.3 Inundation impact analysis -- 4.3 Results -- 4.3.1 Bay-wide response -- 4.3.2 Dorchester County. , 4.3.3 Annapolis and Baltimore -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- 5. Response of Benthic Biodiversity to Climate-Sensitive Regional and Local Conditions in a Complex Estuarine System -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Methods -- 5.2.1 Data sources -- 5.2.2 Biodiversity-climate modeling -- 5.3 Results -- 5.3.1 Benthic biodiversity patterns -- 5.3.2 Biodiversity-climate modeling results -- 5.3.3 Multivariate assemblage analysis -- 5.4 Discussion -- 5.4.1 Long-term trends in Chesapeake Bay benthic biodiversity -- 5.4.2 Climate drivers of benthic biodiversity -- 5.4.3 Regional climate outlook for Chesapeake Bay -- 5.4.4 Global outlook for estuarine communities in the face of climate forcing -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6. Using Structural Comparisons to Measure the Behavior of Complex Systems -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Data -- 6.3 Network alignment -- 6.4 Visualization -- 6.5 Example: the Chesapeake Bay -- 6.6 Critical considerations -- 6.7 Recipe -- 6.7.1 Ingredients -- 6.7.2 Step 1/3: Data -- 6.7.3 Step 2/3: Network alignment -- 6.7.4 Step 3/3: Visualization -- 6.8 Final thought -- References -- 7. Causality Analysis of Climate and Ecosystem Time Series -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Methods of causality detection -- 7.2.1 Granger causality -- 7.2.2 Nonlinear state space methods -- 7.2.3 Causal graphical models -- 7.3 Simulations -- 7.3.1 Simulated data -- 7.3.2 Arctic and the midlatitude jet stream -- 7.3.3 Sardine-anchovy and sea surface temperature -- 7.4 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Socioeconomic Impacts -- 8. Statistical Issues in Detection of Trends in Losses from Extreme Weather and Climate Events -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Loss distribution -- 8.2.1 Overall distribution of losses -- 8.2.2 Distribution of extreme high losses -- 8.2.3 Reconciling implications for extremes -- 8.3 Bias, uncertainty, and variability in losses. , 8.3.1 Variability and uncertainty as sources of bias -- 8.3.2 Effects of adjustments -- 8.4 Detection and attribution of trends in losses -- 8.4.1 Random sum representation -- 8.4.2 Trend analyses -- 8.4.3 Issues in normalization of losses -- 8.5 Summary and discussion -- References -- 9. Event Attribution: Linking Specific Extreme Events to Human-Caused Climate Change -- 9.1 Why is this chapter in this book? -- 9.2 Background on event attribution -- 9.3 Event attribution methodologies -- 9.4 Impact attribution -- 9.5 FAR -- or "Not possible without climate change" -- 9.6 Communicating event attribution studies -- 9.7 Summary -- References -- 10. Financing Weather and Climate Risks in the United States -- 10.1 Disasters in the United States-the recent record -- 10.2 Climate and extremes -- 10.3 Assessing economic impacts -- 10.4 Insurance and risk financing -- 10.5 Data and analytical challenges -- 10.6 Implementation challenges -- 10.7 Financing mitigation and resilience -- 10.8 Pathways and conclusion -- References -- 11. Extreme Events, Population, and Risk: An Integrated Modeling Approach -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Conceptual framework for risk modeling -- 11.3 Applications of the conceptual framework -- 11.2.1 Hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and risk -- 11.3.1 An example considering hazard counts -- 11.3.2 An example considering hazard space-time fields -- 11.4 Discussion, conclusions, and future work -- References -- 12. Aspects of Climate-Induced Risk in Property Insurance -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 The role of statistics in assessing insurance climate risk -- 12.3 Water damage to properties in Norway -- 12.4 The Gjensidige case study -- 12.4.1 Data -- 12.4.2 Modeling -- 12.4.3 Claim predictions -- 12.4.4 Extensions -- 12.5 Climate change and property insurance interactions -- 12.6 Conclusions -- References. , 13. Climate Change Impacts on the Nation's Electricity Sector -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Climate impacts and implications for the electricity sector -- 13.2.1 Specific extreme weather hazards and impacts to the electricity sector -- 13.3 Resilience approaches and options -- 13.4 Analytical approaches for assessing costs and benefits of resilience investments -- 13.4.1 Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Edison) case study: risk prioritization model -- 13.4.2 Public Service Electric & -- Gas (PSE& -- G) case study: break-even analysis -- 13.4.3 Entergy's case study: building a resilient Gulf Coast -- 13.5 Gaps and opportunities for improvement in resilience planning -- References -- 14. Impacts of Inclement Weather on Traffic Accidents in Mexico City -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Data description -- 14.3 Methods -- 14.4 Results -- 14.5 Conclusions -- References -- 15. Statistical Modeling of Dynamic Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 15.1 Overview -- 15.2 Background -- 15.3 Introduction -- 15.4 Statistical framework -- 15.5 Ecosystem dynamical optimization -- 15.6 Numerical results -- 15.7 Summary -- 15.8 Appendix: model parameters and variables -- References -- 16. Agricultural Climate Risk Management and Global Food Security: Recent Progress in Southeast Asia -- 16.1 Climate risks management in agriculture-use of climate prediction in crop models -- 16.2 Current approaches integrating SCFs and crop simulation models applied in Southeast Asia -- 16.3 Examples of integrated SCF-crop modeling approach for climate risk management in Southeast Asia -- 16.3.1 The climate-agriculture-modeling and decision tool (CAMDT) -- 16.3.2 The integrated seasonal climate-crop yield forecasting system for robusta coffee (ICCFS-Robusta) -- 16.4 Challenges for operationalizing seasonal climate-crop modeling frameworks in Southeast Asia -- 16.4.1 Data scarcity. , 16.4.2 Assessing the skills of seasonal climate forecasts -- 16.4.3 Communicating SCF outputs to farmers -- 16.4.4 Extending the range of applications of integrated SCF-crop modeling systems -- 16.5 Improved climate risk management in Southeast Asia-the way forward -- References -- 17. Poppy Cultivation and Eradication in Mexico, 2000-2018: The Effects of Climate -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Context -- 17.3 Methodology -- 17.3.1 Overview of index construction -- 17.3.2 Statistical weighting of the index components, using the Shapley decomposition -- 17.3.3 Components of the poppy eradication index -- 17.4 Results -- 17.5 Discussion -- 17.6 Conclusions -- References -- Index.