Weather, Climate, and Society: Recent submissions
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Economic Valuation of a New Meteorological Information Service: Conjoint Analysis for a Pollen Forecast System
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)his study aims to investigate the public?s preferences for and quantitatively measure the economic value of a pollen forecast system, a new meteorological information service, in South Korea. To directly measure the economic ... -
Indigenous Knowledge for Environmental Prediction in the Pacific Island Countries
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)ndigenous people in Pacific Island countries (PICs) often use their knowledge of the environment, acquired through generations of holistic observational practices and experimental learning, to make meteorological forecasts. ... -
Confronting Farmers’ Perceptions of Climatic Vulnerability with Observed Relationships between Yields and Climate Variability in Central Argentina
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)armers? perceptions of climate variability is compared with the sensitivity of observed yields for wheat, maize, soybean, and sunflower crops to interannual and intra-annual climate variability in two districts (Junín and ... -
Weather Forecast Use for Winter Recreation
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)ecent studies have begun to address the importance of weather information for leisure activities. This paper contributes to the understanding of how weather information is sourced, perceived, and used for the discretionary ... -
Human Lives at Risk because of Eustatic Sea Level Rise and Extreme Coastal Flooding in the Twenty-First Century
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)ea level rise (SLR) is a topic of increasing importance, as global warming continues to drive it at the global level and other factors such as land subsidence also affect it at the local level. Economic and human-based ... -
Increasing Influence of Party Identification on Perceived Scientific Agreement and Support for Government Action on Climate Change in the United States, 2006–12
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)ince the mid-2000s, U.S. conservative leaders and Republican politicians have stepped up efforts to challenge the reality and seriousness of anthropogenic climate change (ACC). Especially with the rise of the Tea Party in ... -
Water, Drought, Climate Change, and Conflict in Syria
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he devastating civil war that began in Syria in March 2011 is the result of complex interrelated factors. The focus of the conflict is regime change, but the triggers include a broad set of religious and sociopolitical ... -
Deaths by Lightning in Mexico (1979–2011): Threat or Vulnerability?
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)his paper presents evidence of the geographical distribution of deaths due to lightning over Mexico for the period 1979?2011. Over 7300 deaths occurred during this period, an average of 230 per year, which translates into ... -
The Effect of Climate Change on Natural Disasters: A College Student Perspective
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)limate change is currently a topic of debate that is discussed not only within the physical science community but also by those in policy. Outside of these communities lies the American public, often not seeking out climate ... -
Cropping System Dynamics, Climate Variability, and Seed Losses among East African Smallholder Farmers: A Retrospective Survey
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)limate variability directly affects traditional low input and rain-fed farming systems, but few studies have paid attention retrospectively to the cropping system?s ability to mitigate climate risk. This study analyzes the ... -
Weather or Not? Examining the Impact of Meteorological Conditions on Public Opinion regarding Global Warming
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)ublic opinion surveys in the United States have shown a substantial shift in American public views on global warming between 2008 and 2012. During the period between 2008 and 2010, surveys tracked a significant decline in ... -
Weather, Climate, and Society: Moving Forward
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Designing Institutions to Support Local-Level Climate Change Adaptation: Insights from a Case Study of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)n light of global climate change, adaptation will be necessary at all levels of social organization. However, the adaptation literature emphasizes that because the impacts of climate change and vulnerability are locally ... -
Spatiotemporal Changes in Tornado Hazard Exposure: The Case of the Expanding Bull’s-Eye Effect in Chicago, Illinois
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)xposure has amplified rapidly over the past half century and is one of the primary drivers of increases in disaster frequency and consequences. Previous research on exposure change detection has proven limited since the ... -
Assessing the Performance of a Vulnerability Index during Oppressive Heat across Georgia, United States
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)xtreme heat is the leading weather-related killer in the United States. Vulnerability to extreme heat has previously been identified and mapped in urban areas to improve heat morbidity and mortality prevention efforts. ... -
Moving Climate Information off the Shelf: Boundary Chains and the Role of RISAs as Adaptive Organizations
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)hile research focusing on how boundary organizations influence the use of climate information has expanded substantially in the past few decades, there has been relatively less attention to how these organizations innovate ... -
Climate-Sensitive Decisions and Time Frames: A Cross-Sectoral Analysis of Information Pathways in the Carolinas
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)his paper analyzes the information dissemination pathways that support climate-sensitive decisions in North and South Carolina. The study draws from over 100 online questionnaires and follow-up interviews with leaders in ... -
A Novel Financial Market for Mitigating Hurricane Risk. Part I: Market Structure and Model Results
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)novel financial market for hedging the effects of landfalling hurricanes is described and illustrated. The structure of the market is one sided and parimutuel, so that participants buy contracts pertaining to hurricane ... -
Social Media and Severe Weather: Do Tweets Provide a Valid Indicator of Public Attention to Severe Weather Risk Communication?
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)ffective communication about severe weather requires that providers of weather information disseminate accurate and timely messages and that the intended recipients (i.e., the population at risk) receive and react to these ... -
A Novel Financial Market for Mitigating Hurricane Risk. Part II: Empirical Validation
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)his paper explores the empirical features of a novel commodity option trading instrument described in the companion paper (Part I) that allows market participants to hedge against the risk that a coastal county or region ...