Abstract: easonal climate forecasting skill has improved over the past decades, accompanied by expectations that these forecasts, along with other climate information, will be increasingly used by water managers in certain regions ...

Abstract: This article analyzes the use of climate forecasts among members of the Peruvian fishing sector during the 1997/98 El Niño event. It focuses on the effect of the time of hearing a forecast on the socioeconomic responses ...

Abstract: This article reviews the evolution, communication, and differing interpretations of the National Hurricane Center's ?cone of uncertainty? hurricane forecast graphic. It concludes with a discussion of this graphic from the ...

Abstract: are reported from two field studies that measured the evolution of coastal residents' risk perceptions and preparation plans as two hurricanes?Isaac and Sandy?were approaching the U.S. coast during the 2012 hurricane season. ...

Abstract: During the last 10 yr, research on seasonal climate forecasts as an agricultural risk management tool has pursued three directions: modeling potential impacts and responses, identifying opportunities and constraints, and ...