Weather, Climate, and Society: Recent submissions
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How Individuals Process NWS Weather Warning Messages on Their Cell Phones
(American Meteorological Society, 2013).S. government officials are focusing their attention on how to deliver timely and effective warning information to the public, especially given the devastating weather-related events that have occurred in recent years. ... -
The Economic Impact of Hurricanes in History: Evidence from Sugar Exports in the Caribbean from 1700 to 1960
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)his study estimates the economic impact of hurricane strikes in the Caribbean from 1700 to 1960. More precisely, historical accounts of hurricane strikes and actual historical hurricane tracks, in conjunction with sugar ... -
Decision Making under Climate Risks: An Analysis of Sub-Saharan Farmers’ Adaptation Behaviors
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)his paper examines decision making under climate risks using farmers? decisions in sub-Saharan Africa, where climate risks are very high. Two risk measures are obtained from the Climate Research Unit?s high-resolution ... -
Odds Ratio Forecasts Increase Precautionary Action for Extreme Weather Events
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)hat is the best way to communicate the risk of rare but extreme weather to the public? One suggestion is to communicate the relative risk of extreme weather in the form of odds ratios; but, to the authors? knowledge, this ... -
Vulnerability beyond Stereotypes: Context and Agency in Hurricane Risk Communication
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)isk communication may accentuate or alleviate the vulnerability of people who have particular difficulties responding to the threat of hazards such as hurricanes. The process of risk communication involves how hazard ... -
Weather, Climate, and (Especially) Society
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The Australian Great Flood of 1954: Estimating the Cost of a Similar Event in 2011
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)s in many other parts of the globe, migration to the coast and rapid regional development in Australia is resulting in large concentrations of population and insured assets. One of the most rapidly growing regions is ... -
Rising Variability in Thunderstorm-Related U.S. Losses as a Reflection of Changes in Large-Scale Thunderstorm Forcing
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)hunderstorm-related normalized economic and insured losses in the United States east of the Rockies from the period 1970?2009 (March?September) exhibit higher peaks and greater variability in the last two decades than in ... -
Climate Change and National Security
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)limate change is increasingly recognized as having national security implications, which has prompted dialogue between the climate change and national security communities?with resultant advantages and differences. Climate ... -
Use of Weather Information for Agricultural Decision Making
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)his study uses data from a special subsample of the National Agricultural, Food, and Public Policy Preference Survey to assess use of weather data for agricultural decision making. Responses from 284 Arizona farmers and ... -
Did the Arctic Ice Recover? Demographics of True and False Climate Facts
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)eliefs about climate change divide the U.S. public along party lines more distinctly than hot social issues. Research finds that better-educated or informed respondents are more likely to align with their parties on climate ... -
J. M. Walker’s History of the Meteorological Office
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Delivering Weather Warnings across the Last Mile
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The Benefits and Challenges of Predictive Interval Forecasts and Verification Graphics for End Users
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)wo behavioral experiments tested the use of predictive interval forecasts and verification graphics by nonexpert end users. Most participants were able to use a simple key to understand a predictive interval graphic, showing ... -
The Compensation Fund for Climate Impacts
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)limate change is very likely to lead to undesirable climate impacts. How to compensate for such negative impacts at the international level has, hitherto, received little attention. This article reviews the most frequently ... -
Interdisciplinary Climate: The Case of the First 50 Years of British Observations in Australia
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)his paper presents the case for improved interdisciplinarity in climate research in the context of assessing and discussing the caution required when utilizing some types of historical climate data. This is done by a case ... -
Early Adoption of Climate Information: Lessons Learned from South Florida Water Resource Management
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)easonal climate forecasting skill has improved over the past decades, accompanied by expectations that these forecasts, along with other climate information, will be increasingly used by water managers in certain regions ... -
Informing Decisions with a Climate Synthesis Product: Implications for Regional Climate Services
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)he demand for regional climate information is increasing and spurring efforts to provide a broad slate of climate services that inform policy and resource management and elevate general knowledge. Routine syntheses of ... -
Decadal Climate Information Needs of Stakeholders for Decision Support in Water and Agriculture Production Sectors: A Case Study in the Missouri River Basin
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)any decadal climate prediction efforts have been initiated under phase 5 of the World Climate Research Programme Coupled Model Intercomparison Project. There is considerable ongoing discussion about model deficiencies, ... -
Significant Winter Weather Events and Associated Socioeconomic Impacts (Federal Aid Expenditures) across Oklahoma: 2000–10
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)xceptionally severe winter storms that overwhelm local government result in major disaster declarations. Each National Weather Service forecast office in the United States reports winter events for a specific group of ...