Weather, Climate, and Society: Recent submissions
Now showing items 561-580 of 631
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Editorial
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CORRIGENDUM
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Boater Safety: Communicating Weather Forecast Information to High-Stakes End Users
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)ecreational boaters in the Pacific Northwest understand that there is uncertainty inherent in deterministic forecasts as well as some of the factors that increase uncertainty. This was determined in an online survey of 166 ... -
Potential Economic Value of Seasonal Hurricane Forecasts
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)his paper explores the potential utility of seasonal Atlantic hurricane forecasts to a hypothetical property insurance firm whose insured properties are broadly distributed along the U.S. Gulf and East Coasts. Using a ... -
Land Use Change in Central Florida and Sensitivity Analysis Based on Agriculture to Urban Extreme Conversion
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)his paper explored recent land use and land cover change in western central Florida, examining both socioeconomic and biophysical influences on land transformation and the impacts of that change. Between 1995 and 2006, a ... -
A Kaleidoscope of Understanding: Comparing Real with Random Data, Using Binary-Choice Items, to Study Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Knowledge of Climate Change
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)he authors used a 59-item survey to probe the understanding of climate change by 89 Ontario preservice teachers. The study investigated the usefulness of comparing real survey data from closed, binary choice items, with ... -
(Re) Considering Cattle Farming in Southern Africa under a Changing Climate
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)cientists in southern Africa and elsewhere focusing on climate change and agriculture are increasingly demonstrating how livestock, as a highly climate sensitive sector, may be affected by climate change. The Fourth ... -
Using Twentieth-Century U.S. Weather Modification Policy to Gain Insight into Global Climate Remediation Governance Issues
(American Meteorological Society, 2013)ith atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations increasing and binding agreements to reduce anthropogenic emissions wanting, interest in geoengineering as a climate remediation option to be used in tandem with climate change ... -
Reply
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Tornado Vulnerability in Texas
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)ornado vulnerability depends on the incidence of and societal exposure to tornadoes for a particular location. This study assesses the vulnerability of Texas counties to tornadoes using tornado incidence and societal ... -
Global Warming Effects on U.S. Hurricane Damage
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)hile many studies of the effects of global warming on hurricanes predict an increase in various metrics of Atlantic basin-wide activity, it is less clear that this signal will emerge from background noise in measures of ... -
Differential Adaptive Capacity to Extreme Heat: A Phoenix, Arizona, Case Study
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)limate change is projected to increase the number of days producing excessive heat across the southwestern United States, increasing population exposure to extreme heat events. Extreme heat is currently the main cause of ... -
The Value of Air Quality Forecasting in the Mid-Atlantic Region
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)ir quality forecasts produced by the National Air Quality Forecast Capability (NAQFC), human air quality forecasters, and persistence are evaluated for predictive skill and economic value when used to inform decisions ... -
Climate Change and Cultural Survival in the Arctic: People of the Whales and Muktuk Politics
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)his article explores the interface of climate change and society in a circumpolar context, particularly experienced among the Iñupiaq people (Iñupiat) of Arctic Alaska. The Iñupiat call themselves the ?People of the Whales,? ... -
Making Forecasts Meaningful: Explanations of Problematic Predictions in Northeast Brazil
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)his study illustrates the need to consider the multiple interpretations and experiences that influence how climate forecasts are evaluated in local contexts when assessing how useful forecasts can be for increasing the ... -
The Effect of Snow on Traffic Counts in Western New York State
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)hile most people know anecdotally that weather affects traffic, relatively little research has examined the correlation between snow and traffic in great detail. Most studies have also been difficult to generalize for other ... -
A Political Ecology of “Water in Mind”: Attributing Perceptions in the Era of Global Climate Change
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)his article explores how researchers can apply social science methods and theoretical frames to capture how place-based communities are perceiving and responding to the immediate effects of global climate change. The study ... -
Comments on “Influence of Location, Population, and Climate on Building Damage and Fatalities due to Australian Bushfire: 1925–2009”
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)The absence of an upward trend in normalized building damage in Australian bushfires may reflect reduced vulnerability (due to improved weather forecasts and other factors) offsetting increases in the frequency or intensity ... -
The Prolonged 1954 Midwestern U.S. Heat Wave: Impacts and Responses
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)he highest recorded temperature in Illinois, 117°F (47.2°C) occurred on 14 July 1954 in East St. Louis. This occurred in the midst of a widespread, long-lasting heat wave covering significant parts of 11 states: from eastern ... -
Why Analyze Mental Models of Local Climate Change? A Case from Southern Mozambique
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)eople construct mental models of local climate change based on their observations and experiences of past climate events and changes. These mental models offer critical insight into locally important factors that trigger ...