Weather, Climate, and Society: Recent submissions
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Weather, Climate, and the Economy: Explaining Risk Perceptions of Global Warming, 2001–10
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)wo series of national survey datasets (2001?10), supplemented with monthly temperature and precipitation data and unemployment data, are used to examine how weather and climate, economic performance, and individuals? ... -
Social Process of Adaptation to Environmental Changes: How Eastern African Societies Intervene between Crops and Climate
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)tudies on climate change can only be conducted on a long time scale, and observing how societies adapt their sowing practices to climate variability is challenging and costly. As an alternative, a space and time substitution ... -
The Cultural Theory of Risk for Climate Change Adaptation
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he way in which people perceive climate change risk is informed by their social interactions and cultural worldviews comprising fundamental beliefs about society and nature. Therefore, perceptions of climate change risk ... -
The Influence of Previous Disaster Experience and Sociodemographics on Protective Behaviors during Two Successive Tornado Events
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)he role of previous disaster experience as a motivating factor for protective action during high-risk events is still a matter of considerable discussion and inconsistent findings in the hazards literature. In this paper, ... -
Evaluation of the National Weather Service Extreme Cold Warning Experiment in North Dakota
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)angerously cold weather threatens life and property. During periods of extreme cold due to wind chill, the National Weather Service (NWS) issues wind chill warnings to prompt the public to take action to mitigate risks. ... -
Spatial Analyses of the 2011 Joplin Tornado Mortality: Deaths by Interpolated Damage Zones and Location of Victims
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)n 22 May 2011, a massive tornado tore through a densely populated section of Joplin, Missouri, killing 162 people. The EF5 tornado was the deadliest single tornado to occur in the United States since modern record keeping ... -
Tornado Warning Trade-Offs: Evaluating Choices for Visually Communicating Risk
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)ecent improvements in weather observation and monitoring have increased the precision of tornado warnings. The National Weather Service currently issues storm-based tornado warnings, and even more geographically specific ... -
A Simulation Approach for Estimating Hurricane Risk over a 5-yr Horizon
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)e develop a stochastic North Atlantic hurricane track model whose climate inputs are Atlantic main development region (MDR) and Indo-Pacific (IP) sea surface temperatures and produce extremely long model simulations for ... -
As the Wind Blows? Understanding Hurricane Damages at the Local Level through a Case Study Analysis
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)n understanding of the potential drivers of local-scale hurricane losses is developed through a case study analysis. Two recent category-3 U.S. landfalling hurricanes (Ivan in 2004 and Dennis in 2005) are analyzed that, ... -
Somali Piracy and the Monsoon
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)nalysis of the weather and ocean conditions during recent pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean region suggests that the transition of the summer monsoon limits maritime piracy. A comparison of all known pirate attacks in the ... -
Social and Hydrological Responses to Extreme Precipitations: An Interdisciplinary Strategy for Postflood Investigation
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)his paper describes and illustrates a methodology to conduct postflood investigations based on interdisciplinary collaboration between social and physical scientists. The method, designed to explore the link between crisis ... -
Cost-Effective Methods for Accurate Determination of Sea Level Rise Vulnerability: A Solomon Islands Example
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)or millions of people living along the coastal fringe, sea level rise is perhaps the greatest threat to livelihoods over the coming century. With the refinement and downscaling of global climate models and increasing ... -
The Impact of Temperature on Major League Baseball
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)ajor League Baseball is played from the beginning of April through the end of October each year, encompassing three of the four meteorological seasons: spring, summer, and fall. The 30 teams play in cities across the United ... -
Relating Rainfall Patterns to Agricultural Income: Implications for Rural Development in Mozambique
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)ural farmers in Mozambique rely on rain-fed agriculture for food and income, yet they experience high rainfall variability ranging from extreme drought to flooding rainfall from tropical cyclone systems. To explore linkages ... -
Performance Assessment of a Heat Wave Vulnerability Index for Greater London, United Kingdom
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)his study reports on the assessment of a multivariate heat wave vulnerability index (HVI) developed for London, United Kingdom. The HVI is assessed in terms of its ability to predict whether mortality and ambulance callout ... -
Climate Influences on Meningitis Incidence in Northwest Nigeria
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)orthwest Nigeria is a region with a high risk of meningitis. In this study, the influence of climate on monthly meningitis incidence was examined. Monthly counts of clinically diagnosed hospital-reported cases of meningitis ... -
Equally Unprepared: Assessing the Hurricane Vulnerability of Undergraduate Students
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)tudents have been described as being both particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and highly resilient in recovery. In addition, they often have been treated as a distinct, homogeneous group sharing similar characteristics. ... -
Learning about Climate: An Exploration of the Socialization of Climate Change
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)hile the term ?climate change? is highly recognized by the nonscientific general public, understandings of its manifestations are varied, contrasting, and complex. It is argued that this is because climate change has become ... -
Unrealized Potential: A Review of Perceptions and Use of Weather and Climate Information in Agricultural Decision Making
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)his article reviews research on agricultural decision makers? use and perceptions of weather and climate information and decision support tools (DSTs) conducted in the United States, Australia, and Canada over the past 30 ... -
Compound Vulnerabilities: The Intersection of Climate Variability and HIV/AIDS in Northwestern Tanzania
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)rawing on ethnographic research conducted in Nsisha, a rural village located close to the shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania, this article analyzes how climate change and variability intersect with other ...