Weather, Climate, and Society: Recent submissions
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Climate–Urban Nexus: A Study of Vulnerable Women in Urban Areas of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)The changes in climatic conditions and their associated impacts are contributing to a worsening of existing gender inequalities and a heightening of women’s socioeconomic vulnerabilities in South Africa. Using data collected ... -
Climate Autobiography Timeline: Adapting Timeline Research Methods to the Study of Climate Perceptions
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Climate perception is a growing area of study in the social sciences and one that has implications on the tools and strategies we use to communicate climate change risk information. However, the range of climate perception ... -
Causal Chains Linking Weather Hazards to Disasters in Somalia
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Weather risk management products can be critical for supporting effective humanitarian actions to mitigate and prevent disasters; however, to be truly actionable, they must be based in an understanding of how weather ... -
Assessing the Impacts of a Weather Decision Support System for Oklahoma Public Safety Officials
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Oklahoma’s First-response Information Resource System using Telecommunications (OK-First) has been used for over 25 years to provide education, training, connections, and follow-up support for public safety officials with ... -
Climate Change and Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Coastal Carolinas: Perspectives from Wastewater Managers
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Nearly one-half of the residents of North and South Carolina use decentralized or onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS). As the climate changes, coastal communities relying on OWTS are particularly vulnerable, as ... -
The Impact of Climate Disasters on the Cost of Equity Capital: Evidence from China
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Climate change increases the probability and intensity of disaster and brings adverse impacts on social and economic activities. This paper presents the impact of climate risk on the cost of equity capital (COE) and sheds ... -
The Influence of Demographic and Place Variables on Personalized Tornado Risk Area
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Although there is clear evidence that proximity to a tornado or forecast tornado increases an individual’s risk perception, the specific relationships between risk personalization and spatial variables are unclear. It has ... -
Is Climate Change Migration an Adjustment to Extreme Weather Events? A Study on the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)This paper explores the internal migration of fishers from coastal communities of Bangladesh in response to extreme weather events. It also assesses the vulnerabilities to extreme weather events of these coastal areas, in ... -
Climate Change and Homicide: Global Analysis of the Moderating Role of Information and Communication Technology
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)The link between climate change and human conflict has received substantial attention in academic research using different measures of “conflict”; however, it is yet to interpret interpersonal violence in terms of homicide. ... -
Hurricanes Laura and Sally: A Case Study of Evacuation Decision-Making in the Age of COVID-19
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)This study examines risk perceptions and evacuation planning for those residents affected by Hurricane Laura—the first major hurricane evacuation during the COVID-19 pandemic—and Hurricane Sally, prior to the widespread ... -
Flash Flood Risk Assessment in the Context of Economic Change Scenarios
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Flash flood disasters pose a constant threat to socioeconomic factors in southeastern China. This study analyzes the risk change of flash floods in the Yantanxi River basin, southeastern China, under five economic scenarios ... -
Toward Coequality of the Social Sciences in the National Climate Assessment
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Integration of the social sciences into climate assessments enhances report content and actionable science. The literature has identified the benefits and challenges in achieving coequal intellectual partnerships between ... -
Communicating Uncertainty Information in a Dynamic Decision Environment
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)The likelihood of threatening events is often simplified for members of the public and presented as risk categories such as the “watches” and “warnings” currently issued by National Weather Service in the United States. ... -
Drivers of Household Risk Perceptions and Adjustment Intentions to Tornado Hazards in Oklahoma
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Tornadoes are responsible for considerable property damage and loss of life across Oklahoma. While several studies have explored drivers of tornado adjustment behaviors, their results are not consistent in terms of their ... -
Sensitivity of Traffic Speed to Rainfall
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Hazardous weather conditions can pose a threat to the functioning of transportation systems. While the impacts of extreme weather events (e.g., hurricanes/tornadoes and flooding) on transportation disruptions have received ... -
Revisiting U.S. Nocturnal Tornado Vulnerability and Its Influence on Tornado Impacts
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)This research examines tornadoes and their fatalities by light condition (i.e., daytime and nighttime) for the United States. The study has two primary objectives: 1) to catalog and reassess differences in daytime and ... -
Comparative Analysis of Extreme Drought Events and Social Impacts in Henan Province during the Middle Ming Dynasty
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)The analysis of historical climate change events can deepen the understanding of climate impacts and provide historical examples of coping with extreme events like drought. The data from historical records on droughts and ... -
Sentiment Analysis of Weather-Related Tweets from Cities within Hot Climates
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Evidence exists that exposure to weather hazards, particularly in cities subject to heat island and climate change impacts, strongly affects individuals’ physical and mental health. Personal exposure to and sentiments about ... -
Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Heatwave Risk Perception in the United States
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Extreme heat events are one of the deadliest weather-related hazards in the United States and are increasing in frequency and severity as a result of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Further, some subpopulations may ... -
Possible Role of the Regional NDVI in the Expansion of the Chiefdom of Lijiang during the Ming Dynasty as Reflected by Historical Documents and Tree Rings
(American Meteorological Society, 2022)Although many studies have linked complex social processes with climate change, few have examined the connections between changes in environmental factors, resources, or energy and the evolution of civilizations on the ...