Weather, Climate, and Society: Recent submissions
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Thirty Years of Multilevel Processes for Adaptation of Livestock Production to Droughts in Uruguay
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractMost countries lack effective policies to manage climate risks, despite growing concerns with climate change. The authors analyzed the policy evolution from a disaster management to a risk management approach, using ... -
Hurricane Preparedness among University Residential Housing Assistants and Staff
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)AbstractWhile much research has been invested in understanding preparedness among emergency managers during natural disasters, substantially less attention has been devoted to evaluating the level of understanding and ... -
The Importance of Place in Communicating Climate Change to Different Facets of the American Public
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractWhile the need for action on climate change is urgent, individual-level behaviors to mitigate or adapt to the problem have not tracked with the increasing urgency for action. Place-based communication of climate ... -
Expressing Flood Likelihood: Return Period versus Probability
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractThe likelihood of floods and other potentially destructive natural phenomena is often expressed as a return period or recurrence interval, such as a 100-yr flood. However, the expression might give users the ... -
Use of Observational Weather Data and Forecasts in Emergency Management: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractMany factors affect the extent to which forecasts inform emergency responses. In a survey based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), 207 U.S. emergency managers (EMs) were asked about 1) their past and intended ... -
The Not-So-Marginal Value of Weather Warning Systems
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)Abstract Knowing the benefits of creating or expanding programs is important for determining optimal levels of investment. Yet estimates of the benefits of weather warning systems are sparse, perhaps because there is often ... -
Are Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Variability and Change Supported by Climate Records? A Case Study of Lower Gweru in Semiarid Central Zimbabwe
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractThe livelihoods of the majority of people in semiarid areas of developing nations are based on rain-fed agriculture. In the wake of climate variability and change, communities in these regions are the most vulnerable ... -
Multihazard Weather Risk Perception and Preparedness in Eight Countries
(American Meteorological Society, 2018)ABSTRACTWeather risk perception research lacks multihazard and transcultural datasets. This hypothesis-generating study used a cognitive behavioral approach and Brunswik?s lens model for subjective risk parameters across ... -
The Value of Remotely Sensed Information: The Case of a GRACE-Enhanced Drought Severity Index
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractA decision framework is developed for quantifying the economic value of information (VOI) from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission for drought monitoring, with a focus on the ... -
Farmer Interest in and Uses of Climate Forecasts for Florida and the Carolinas: Conditional Perspectives of Extension Personnel
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractIn baseline surveys that were conducted in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, extension personnel were asked whether, how, and which farmers would use climate forecasts to manage production and other ... -
Assimilating Weather Data into a Digital Event Gazetteer of Airborne Parachute Operations during the French Indochina War
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractModern datasets cataloging historical events, known as digital event gazetteers, feature spatiotemporal data regarding events that enable analysis through parameters including location and other descriptive information ... -
Designing Effective Tsunami Messages: Examining the Role of Short Messages and Fear in Warning Response
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractAlthough tsunamis have the potential to be extremely destructive, relatively little research on tsunami messaging has taken place. Discovering whether tsunami warning messages can be written in a way that leads to ... -
The Opportunities and Needs of Water Utility Professionals as Community Climate–Water Leaders
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)Community water is a key place Americans will personally experience climate change. A 2013 nationally representative survey found that 92% of Americans want their community water provider to be a leader in preparing their ... -
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Are Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Variability and Change Supported by Climate Records? A Case Study of Lower Gweru in Semiarid Central Zimbabwe
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractThe livelihoods of the majority of people in semiarid areas of developing nations are based on rain-fed agriculture. In the wake of climate variability and change, communities in these regions are the most vulnerable ... -
Expressing Flood Likelihood: Return Period versus Probability
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractThe likelihood of floods and other potentially destructive natural phenomena is often expressed as a return period or recurrence interval, such as a 100-yr flood. However, the expression might give users the ... -
Evacuation Decision-Making during Hurricane Matthew: An Assessment of the Effects of Social Connections
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractThis study conducted in Florida examines the relationship between an individual?s social connections and their decision to evacuate during a hurricane warning. Using Hurricane Matthew in 2016 as a case study, a ... -
Thirty Years of Multilevel Processes for Adaptation of Livestock Production to Droughts in Uruguay
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractMost countries lack effective policies to manage climate risks, despite growing concerns with climate change. The authors analyzed the policy evolution from a disaster management to a risk management approach, using ... -
Recent Lightning-Related Fatalities and Injuries in Bangladesh
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractA database of lightning-related deaths and injuries in Bangladesh was developed from 1990 to mid-2016 from a variety of sources that contains a total of 5468 casualties, composed of 3086 fatalities and 2382 injuries. ... -
Benefits and Beneficiaries of the Oklahoma Mesonet: A Multisectoral Ripple Effect Analysis
(American Meteorological Society, 2017)AbstractSince the Oklahoma Mesonet (the state?s automated mesoscale weather station network) was established in 1994, it has served a number of diverse groups and provided public services to foster weather preparedness, ...