Abstract: Public interest in the 1982?83 winter forecast was heightened by antecedent press coverage of the possible effects of a solar luminosity decline and the El Chichon eruption on the climate. During the late summer and fall ...

Abstract: A potentially fruitful approach to assessing society's sensitivity to climate change is to study the impacts, perceptions and adjustments of recent climate fluctuations. We set out to determine if the recent (1931?82) ...

Abstract: Socioeconomic vulnerabilities and impacts associated with weather and climate hazards in the United states are assessed. Trends in deaths and economic losses resulting from tornadoes, tropical storms and hurricanes, and ...