1. Guest Editorial

   • Madhav L. Khandekar
   • Tad S. Murty

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 101 - 101

2. Compilation and Discussion of Trends in Severe Storms in the United States: Popular Perception v. Climate Reality

   • Robert C. Balling Jr.
   • Randall S. Cerveny

   OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 112

3. Agriculture and Tornadoes on the Canadian Prairies: potential impact of increasing atmospheric CO₂ on Summer Severe Weather

   • R. L. Raddatz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 122

4. Trends in Blizzards at Selected Locations on the Canadian Prairies

   • Bevan D. Lawson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 138

5. Rainfall Variability and Changes in Southern Africa during the 20th Century in the Global Warming Context

   • N. Fauchereau
   • S. Trzaska
   • Y. Richard

   OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 154

6. Atmospheric Circulation and Inland Flooding in Twentieth Century North Carolina, USA: Implications for Climate Change Impacts?

   • Peter J. Robinson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 172

7. An Assessment of Changes in Winter Cold and Warm Spells over Canada

   • Amir Shabbar
   • Barrie Bonsal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 188

8. Indian Monsoon Variability in a Global Warming Scenario

   • R. H. Kripalani
   • Ashwini Kulkarni
   • M. L Khandekar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 206

9. On Destructive Canadian Prairie Windstorms and Severe Winters

   • K. Hage

   OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 228

10. Changes in Global Monsoon Circulations Since 1950

    • T. N. Chase
    • J. A. Knaff
    • E. Kalnay

    OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 254

11. Recent Precipitation Trends in Hungary in the Context of Larger Scale Climatic Changes

    • Peter Domonkos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 255 - 271

12. Shifting Economic Impacts from Weather Extremes in the United States: A Result of Societal Changes, Not Global Warming

    • Stanley A. Changnon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 290

13. North American Trends in Extreme Precipitation

    • Kenneth E. Kunkel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 305