Weather, Climate, and Society: Recent submissions
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Public Attention to Natural Hazard Warnings on Social Media in China
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)Hazard warning is vital in disaster management. The rapid development of social media allows warning producers and receivers to exchange warning messages effectively and sufficiently. This study investigates the factors ... -
Rhythms of Prediction in South Australian Water Resource Management
(American Meteorological Society, 2019)In the complex institutional and physical infrastructure nexus of South Australia, weather and climate information is highly valued by freshwater managers and users. But different users focus on very different time scales. ... -
Tropical Cyclone Projections: Changing Climate Threats for Pacific Island Defense Installations
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)Potential changing climate threats in the tropical and subtropical North Pacific Ocean were assessed, using coupled ocean?atmosphere and atmosphere-only general circulation models, to explore their response to projected ... -
Historical and Future Changes in Asset Value and GDP in Areas Exposed to Tropical Cyclones in China
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)Tropical cyclones (TCs) can wreak havoc on the landscape and overwhelm communities. Since economic exposure is an important factor in damage function, an evaluation of economic exposure is essential because the characteristics ... -
Testing the Influence of Recent Weather on Perceptions of Personal Experience with Climate Change and Extreme Weather in New York State
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)The general public?s perceptions of climate change may be shaped by local climate impacts through the mechanism of experiential processing. Although climate change is a long-term global trend, individuals personally ... -
Comparing the Hedging Effectiveness of Weather Derivatives Based on Remotely Sensed Vegetation Health Indices and Meteorological Indices
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)Weather derivatives are considered a promising agricultural risk management tool. Station-based meteorological indices typically provide the data underlying these instruments. However, the main shortcoming of these weather ... -
Using a Multiyear Temporal Climate-Analog Approach to Assess Climate Change Impacts on Park Visitation
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)Because of the perceived weather sensitivity of park visitation in Ontario, Canada, several previous assessments have examined the impact of climate change. However, these assessments have predominantly been based on ... -
Finescale Assessment of Mobile Home Tornado Vulnerability in the Central and Southeast United States
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractResearch has illustrated that tornado disaster potential and impact severity are controlled by hazard risk and underlying physical and social vulnerabilities. Previous vulnerability studies have suggested that an ... -
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Enhancing Drought Monitoring and Early Warning for the United Kingdom through Stakeholder Coinquiries
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractDrought is widely written about as a complex, multifaceted phenomenon, with complexity arising not just from biophysical drivers, but also human understanding and experiences of drought and its impacts. This has ... -
Effects of Impact-Based Warnings and Behavioral Recommendations for Extreme Weather Events
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractBad weather continues not only to inflict damage on property but also to kill and injure people, despite significant advances in the predictive power of meteorological warnings. There is evidence that people tend ... -
AMS Journals Welcome Review Articles
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Protecting Walnut Orchards against Frost: A Test of Extended Theory of Planned Behavior
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractCold stress is a major environmental constraint that limits nut productivity worldwide. Late spring frost is identified as a yield-reducing factor in Persian walnut production as well. Despite significant improvements ... -
Examining the Goals of the Regional Climate Outlook Forums: What Role for User Engagement?
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractOver the last 20 years, Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) have brought together scientific experts and stakeholders to produce regional-scale climate information products for society. This article examines ... -
Cold Winters Warming? Perceptions of Climate Change in the North Country
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractPublic acceptance of the reality of human-caused climate change has risen gradually in the United States, reflecting cumulative impacts from scientific research and communication, and perhaps also from experienced ... -
Factors Influencing (Mal)adaptive Responses to Natural Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Matthew
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractClimate-related disasters are on the rise, with a 44% increase between 1994 and 2013, and the population at risk is ever growing. The need to help people protect their well-being, families, and homes is of utmost ... -
Severe Weather Watches and Risk Perception in a Hypothetical Decision Experiment
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractA great deal of research has been conducted regarding tornado warnings and protective actions taken, including some studies in which respondents were presented with hypothetical tornado warning scenarios. Much less ... -
Don’t Sleep on It: An Examination of Storm Naming and Potential Heuristic Effects on Twitter
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractHumans often prefer representations that are cognitively easier to store, and these representations are easier to retrieve later to make judgments about events. Exemplification theory draws on evolutionary logic ... -
“Sometimes da #beachlife ain't always da wave”: Understanding People’s Evolving Hurricane Risk Communication, Risk Assessments, and Responses Using Twitter Narratives
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractThis article investigates the dynamic ways that people communicate, assess, and respond as a weather threat evolves. It uses social media data, which offer unique records of what people convey about their real-world ... -
Bonding and Bridging Relationships in Collaborative Forums Responding to Weather Warnings
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractCollaborative forums involving multiple stakeholders responding to natural hazards are prevalent, yet there is little conclusive evidence of how stakeholders exchange information across such forums and how different ...