Weather, Climate, and Society: Recent submissions
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A Look at the Evolution of Meteorological Satellites: Advancing Capabilities and Meeting User Requirements
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)n this paper, the authors offer their observations from more than 30 years of involvement in the evolution of the space-based meteorological remote sensing systems. Successes and issues from the past are recalled that ... -
A Summary of Recent National-Scale Lightning Fatality Studies
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)here is a major difference in population-weighted lightning fatality rates between the lower fatality rates in developed countries and the higher fatality rates in developing countries. The large decrease in annual rates ... -
A Mental Models Study of Hurricane Forecast and Warning Production, Communication, and Decision-Making
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)he study reported here explores how to enhance the public value of hurricane forecast and warning information by examining the entire warning process. A mental models research approach is applied to address three risk ... -
Drought Risk and Adaptation in the Interior United States: Understanding the Importance of Local Context for Resource Management in Times of Drought
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)rought is a natural part of the historical climate variability in the northern Rocky Mountains and high plains region of the United States. However, recent drought impacts and climate change projections have increased the ... -
Effects of Urban Vegetation on Mitigating Exposure of Vulnerable Populations to Excessive Heat in Cleveland, Ohio
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)ot weather is a threat to human health, especially in cities, where urban heat islands (UHIs) are elevating temperatures already on the rise from global climate change. Increased vegetation can help reduce temperatures and ... -
Assessment of NOAA National Weather Service Methods to Warn for Extreme Heat Events
(American Meteorological Society, 2016)ecent climate studies have predicted a future with longer, more intense, and more frequent heat events. Evolving challenges presented by this paradigm necessitate an assessment of current efforts to warn for extreme heat ... -
“Snow Scenes”: Exploring the Role of Memory and Place in Commemorating Extreme Winters
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)cholars are increasingly focusing on the cultural dimensions of climate, addressing how individuals construct their understanding of climate through local weather. Research often focuses on the importance of widespread ... -
Moving toward the Deliberate Coproduction of Climate Science Knowledge
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)oproduction of knowledge is believed to be an effective way to produce usable climate science knowledge through a process of collaboration between scientists and decision makers. While the general principles of ... -
Temperature Biases in Public Opinion Surveys
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)he quasi experiment of deviations from normal temperatures shows how local temperature conditions bias selected survey results. Responses in eight CBS News surveys from 2001 to 2007 change with the weather, with unseasonable ... -
Evaluating Hail Damage Using Property Insurance Claims Data
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)series of thunderstorms on 24 May 2011 produced significant hail in the Dallas?Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, resulting in an estimated $876.8 million (U.S. dollars) in insured losses to property and automobiles, according ... -
Determining Regional Weather Patterns from a Historical Diary
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)rior to the twentieth century, there was a dearth of official local weather and climate observations for much of the United States outside of major cities. Useful information can be gleaned, however, from primary accounts, ... -
Reply to “Comment on ‘Deaths by Lightning in Mexico (1979–2011): Threat or Vulnerability?’”
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A National View of Storm Surge Risk and Inundation
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)he National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically the National Weather Service?s (NWS) National Hurricane Center (NHC), utilizes the hydrodynamic Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) ... -
Estimation of Vulnerability and Risk to Meteorological Drought in Mexico
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)rolonged droughts severely affect the economic, social, and environmental sectors in Mexico. The interest in reducing the costs of drought is now focused on prevention by means of vulnerability reduction. The present study ... -
Tornadoes, Social Science, and the False Alarm Effect
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)espite considerable interest in the weather enterprise, there is little focused research on the ?false alarm effect.? Within the body of research that does exist, findings are mixed. Some studies suggest that the false ... -
Projected Changes in Greater St. Louis Summer Heat Stress in NARCCAP Simulations
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)matrix of four GCM?RCM combinations from the NARCCAP project is examined for changes in heat stress between contemporary and future scenario climates in the greater St. Louis region in Missouri. The analysis also compares ... -
Stakeholder Perspectives on the Attribution of Extreme Weather Events: An Explorative Enquiry
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)ecent extreme weather events and their impacts on societies have highlighted the need for timely adaptation to the changing odds of their occurrence. Such measures require appropriate information about likely changes in ... -
Comment on “Deaths by Lightning in Mexico (1979–2011): Threat or Vulnerability?”
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The Role of Collective Efficacy in Climate Change Adaptation in India
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)esearch on adaptive capacity often focuses on economics and technology, despite evidence from the social sciences finding that socially shared beliefs, norms, and networks are critical in increasing individuals? and ... -
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