Abstract: Severe drought over the past three years (1998?2001), in combination with the effects of protracted sociopolitical disruption, has led to widespread famine affecting over 60 million people in central and southwest (CSW) ...

Abstract: Analysis of daily observations shows that wintertime (November?April) precipitation over Southwest Asia is modulated by Madden?Julian oscillation (MJO) activity in the eastern Indian Ocean, with strength comparable to the ...

Abstract: Numerical experiments are performed to examine the causes of variability of Atlantic Ocean SST during the period covered by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction?National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP?NCAR) ...

Abstract: ocal TV meteorologists are optimally positioned to educate the public about the local implications of global climate change: They have high public trust as a source of climate science information, local TV is the #1 source ...

Abstract: rcasters are well positioned to educate Americans about the relationships among weather, climate, and climate change. Through a collaboration involving TV meteorologists, climatologists, and social scientists, we produced ...

Abstract: s American Meteorological Society (AMS) members who study Americans? understanding of climate change and who are engaged in programs to educate Americans about climate change, we want our AMS colleagues to realize their ...

Abstract: ocal television (TV) weathercasters are a potentially promising source of climate education, in that weather is the primary reason viewers watch local TV news, large segments of the public trust TV weathercasters as a ...

Abstract: AbstractFindings from the most recent surveys of TV weathercasters?which are methodologically superior to prior surveys in a number of important ways?suggest that weathercasters? views of climate change may be rapidly ...