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The effects of climate change on outdoor recreation participation in the United States: Projections for the 21st century. Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Jacqueline Willwerth,Megan Sheahan,Nathan Chan,Charles Fant,Jeremy Martinich,Michael Kolian
Climate change is expected to impact individuals' recreational choices, as changing temperatures and precipitation patterns influence participation in outdoor recreation and alternative activities. This paper empirically investigates the relationship between weather and outdoor recreation using nationally representative data from the contiguous United States. We find that across most outdoor recreational
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Toward Coequality of the Social Sciences in the National Climate Assessment. Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Keely Maxwell,Emily Eisenhauer,Allyza Lustig
Integration of the social sciences into climate assessments enhances report content and actionable science. The literature has identified the benefits and challenges in achieving coequal intellectual partnerships between the social and biogeophysical sciences in climate research. Less has been written on how to rectify the issue in the particular institutional context of a climate assessment. This
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Aligning Trends in Climatic Parameters and Nomads’ Indigenous Knowledge about Climate Change in Central Iran (Case Study: Semirom town) Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-29 Razieh Saboohi,Hossein Barani,Morteza Khodagholi,Ahmad Abedi Sarvestani,Asghar Tahmasebi,Hart Nadav Feuer
AbstractNomadic pastoral communities are considered one of the most vulnerable to climate change. While indigenous knowledge can play an effective role in mitigating or responding to some impacts of climate change, the extent of their capacity to adapt their livestock and rangeland management is under question. This research aims to assess the scope and applicability of climate change related knowledge
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Effects of weather conditions on the public demand for weather information via smartphone in multiple regions of China Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Yuyao Cao,Qinghong Zhang,Juanzhen Sun,Rumeng Li,Yaohai Huang,Jing Zhuang,Jun Xu,Yun Chen
AbstractUnderstanding when weather information is required by the public is essential for evaluating and improving user-oriented weather services. Due to the popularity of smartphones, most people can easily access weather information via smartphone applications. In this study, we analyzed usage data for the Moji Weather smartphone application in 2017 and 2018, and devised a demand index to determine
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Media Framing and Agenda-Setting (tone) in News Coverage of Hurricane Harvey: A Content Analysis of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Houston Chronicle from 2017 to 2018 Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-26 S M Asger Ali,Duane A. Gill
AbstractMedia organizations can quickly disseminate information from official sources to the general population. Media plays a vital role before, during, and after a hazard incident or natural disaster by broadcasting early warnings, coordinating emergency management strategies, providing timely updates, and offering advice on protective actions. Therefore, it is important to examine how news media
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Improving Tropical Cyclone Forecast Communication by Understanding NWS Partners’ Decision Timelines and Forecast Information Needs Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Rebecca E. Morss,Jamie Vickery,Heather Lazrus,Julie Demuth,Ann Bostrom
AbstractAs tropical cyclone threats evolve, broadcast meteorologists and emergency managers rely on timely forecast information to help them communicate risk with the public and protect public safety. This study aims to improve the usability and applicability of NWS forecast information in the context of these NWS core partners’ decisions during tropical cyclone threats. The research collected and
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Exploring the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Subsistence Fishing Communities throughout Micronesia: A Narrative Review Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Lauren Hodgson,Gabriela Fernando,Nina Lansbury
AbstractFor many people living in low-income coastal communities, marine resources provide a crucial source of animal protein and are of major nutritional importance. However, due to various human-induced pressures, such as overfishing and poor resource management, marine resources are deteriorating at an unprecedented rate. Climate change effects this dynamic by contributing directly to marine resource
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One Strike, You’re Out: Lightning during Professional Baseball Games Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Chris Vagasky
AbstractMillions of people attend Major League Baseball games every year, during a season that is played primarily outdoors at the peak of the U.S. lightning season. In recent years, social media photographs and baseball game television broadcasts have revealed lightning within proximity of several baseball games without the game being delayed. Lightning data from the U.S. National Lightning Detection
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Examination of Diffusion Patterns of Tornado Warning Using an Agent-Based Model and Simulation Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Daan Liang,Zhen Cong,Guofeng Cao
AbstractTimely communication of warnings is essential to protection of lives and properties during tornado outbreaks. Both official and personal channels of communication prove to have considerable impact on the overall outcome. In this study, an agent-based model is developed to simulate warning’s reception–dissemination process in which a person is exposed to, receives, and sends information while
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Communicating Probability Information in Weather Forecasts: Findings and Recommendations from a Living Systematic Review of the Research Literature Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Joseph Ripberger,Andrew Bell,Andrew Fox,Aarika Forney,William Livingston,Cassidy Gaddie,Carol Silva,Hank Jenkins-Smith
AbstractProbabilistic forecast information is rapidly spreading in the weather enterprise. Many scientists agree that this is a positive development, but incorporating probability information into risk communication can be challenging because communicators have little guidance about the most effective way to present it. This project endeavors to create such guidance by initiating a “living systematic
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Local Climate Change Reporting: Assessing the Impacts of Climate Journalism Workshops Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 William A. Yagatich,Eryn Campbell,Amanda C. Borth,Shaelyn M. Patzer,Kristin M. F. Timm,Susan Joy Hassol,Bernadette Woods Placky,Edward W. Maibach
AbstractPrior research suggests that climate stories are rarely reported by local news outlets in the United States. As part of the Climate Matters in the Newsroom project—a program for climate-reporting resources designed to help journalists report local climate stories—we conducted a series of local climate-reporting workshops for journalists to support such reporting. Here, we present the impacts
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Disasters, Displacement, and Housing Instability: Estimating Time to Stable Housing 13 Years after Hurricane Katrina Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Alexis A. Merdjanoff,David M. Abramson,Yoon Soon Park,Rachael Piltch-Loeb
AbstractCatastrophic disasters disrupt the structural and social aspects of housing, which can lead to varying lengths of displacement and housing instability for affected residents. Stable housing is a critical aspect of postdisaster recovery, which makes it important to understand how much time passes before displaced residents are able to find stable housing. Using the Gulf Coast Child and Family
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Fatal Weather-Related Carbon Monoxide Poisonings in the United States Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Bailey R. Stevens,Walker S. Ashley
AbstractCarbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas that can cause injury or death if inhaled. CO is a frequent secondary hazard induced by the aftereffects of natural hazards as individuals, families, and communities often seek alternative power sources for heating, cooking, lighting, and cleanup during the emergency and recovery phases of a disaster. These alternative power sources—such as
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Quantifying the Effect of Rainfall and Visibility Conditions on Road Traffic Travel Time Reliability Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Sonu Mathew,Srinivas S. Pulugurtha
AbstractThis research explores a data-driven methodological framework to quantify the effect of rainfall and visibility on travel time reliability (TTR) by considering selected road segments in North Carolina. The framework includes capturing, processing, and integrating weather-related information and travel time data for the selected road segments. Various TTR indices were computed for the selected
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Assessing the Impacts of a Weather Decision Support System for Oklahoma Public Safety Officials Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Dolly Y. Na-Yemeh,Christopher A. Fiebrich,James E. Hocker,Mark A. Shafer
AbstractOklahoma’s First-response Information Resource System using Telecommunications (OK-First) has been used for over 25 years to provide education, training, connections, and follow-up support for public safety officials with emergency management responsibilities in Oklahoma. Public safety officials use OK-First training and Oklahoma Mesonet tools to plan and make decisions to save lives and property
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Farmers’ Strategies for Drought Adaptation Based on the Indigenous Knowledge System: The Case of Iran Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Vahid Aliabadi,Pouria Ataei,Saeed Gholamrezai
AbstractConsidering the widespread and cross-cultural effects of climate on various production sectors, environmental factors, and human societies, drought is nowadays regarded as one of the most important environmental challenges of the current century. Because of their close relationship with the natural environment and their limited opportunities, rural communities have long been exposed to drought
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Coproducing Sea Ice Predictions with Stakeholders Using Simulation Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Berill Blair,Malte Müller,Cyril Palerme,Rayne Blair,David Crookall,Maaike Knol-Kauffman,Machiel Lamers
AbstractForecasts of sea ice evolution in the Arctic region for several months ahead can be of considerable socioeconomic value for a diverse range of marine sectors and for local community supply logistics. However, subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) forecasts represent a significant technical challenge, and translating user needs into scientifically manageable procedures and robust user confidence requires
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Do Advisories, Warnings, or Color Coding Matter to Risk Perception and Precautionary Decisions? Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Gala Gulacsik,Susan L. Joslyn,John Robinson,Chao Qin
AbstractThere are lingering questions about the effectiveness of the watch, warning, and advisory system (WWA) used to convey weather threats in the United States. Recently there has been a shift toward alternative communication strategies such as the impact-based forecast. The study reported here compared users’ interpretation of a color-coded impact-based prototype designed for email briefings, to
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Climate Risks of the Transition to a Renewable Energy Society: The Need for Extending the Research Agenda Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Carlo Aall,Tarje Wanvik,Brigt Dale
AbstractTo reach the 1.5°–2° goal of the Paris Agreement, the speed of transition to a renewable energy society must increase significantly. Applying Perrow’s theory of societal risk, we argue that switching from a fossil-based energy system to a future 100% renewable energy system may increase climate risks. Reviewing policy and research literature, and interviewing key energy policy actors in Norway
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Resilience in Agroecosystems: An Index Based on a Socioecological Systems Approach Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Andrea Suarez-Pardo,Clara Villegas-Palacio,Lina Berrouet
AbstractThis article presents an agroecosystem resilience index (ARI) relative to two types of exogenous drivers: biophysical and socioeconomic threats. The ARI is based on a theoretical framework of socioecological systems and draws upon multicriteria analysis. The multicriteria consist of variables related to natural, productive, socioeconomic, and institutional systems that are weighted and grouped
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Seasonal Climate Effects on Influenza–Pneumonia Mortality and Public Health Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Mark R. Jury,Jane Kerr
AbstractWe study how seasonal climate affects influenza–pneumonia (I-P) mortality using monthly health and climate data over the past 20 years, reduced to mean annual cycle and statistically correlated. Results show that I-P deaths are inversely related to temperature, humidity, and net solar radiation in the United States, South Africa, and Puerto Rico (r < −0.93) via transmission and immune system
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Red, White, and Blue: Environmental Distress among Water Stakeholders in a U.S. Farming Community Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Margaret V. du Bray,Barbara Quimby,Julia C. Bausch,Amber Wutich,Weston M. Eaton,Kathryn J. Brasier,Alexandra Brewis,Clinton Williams
AbstractThis paper explores environmental distress (e.g., feeling blue) in a politically conservative (“red”) and predominantly white farming community in the southwestern United States. In such communities across the United States, expressed concern over environmental change—including climate change—tends to be lower. This is understood to have a palliative effect that reduces feelings of ecoanxiety
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The Impact of Neglecting Climate Change and Variability on ERCOT’s Forecasts of Electricity Demand in Texas Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Jangho Lee,Andrew E. Dessler
AbstractThe Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the electric power across most of Texas. They make short-term assessments of electricity demand on the basis of historical weather over the last two decades, thereby ignoring the effects of climate change and the possibility of weather variability outside the recent historical range. In this paper, we develop an empirical method to predict
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Buffering Climate Change with Nature Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Dag O. Hessen,Vigdis Vandvik
AbstractIt is increasingly evident that climate sustainability depends not only on societal actions and responses, but also on ecosystem functioning and responses. The capacity of global ecosystems to provide services such as sequestering carbon and regulating hydrology is being strongly reduced both by climate change itself and by unprecedented rates of ecosystem degradation. These services rely on
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Climate Information Services Available to Farming Households in Northern Region, Ghana Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Frank Baffour-Ata,Philip Antwi-Agyei,Elias Nkiaka,Andrew J. Dougill,Alexander K. Anning,Stephen Oppong Kwakye
AbstractClimate information services can build the resilience of African farmers to address the increasing threats associated with climate change. This study used household surveys with 200 farmers and focus group discussions to identify the types of climate information services available to farming households in two selected districts (Tolon and Nanton) in the Northern Region of Ghana. The study also
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Hurricane Hazards, Evacuations, and Sheltering: Evacuation Decision-Making in the Prevaccine Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the PRVI Region Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Jennifer Collins,Amy Polen,Elizabeth Dunn,Leslie Maas,Erik Ackerson,Janis Valmond,Ernesto Morales,Delián Colón-Burgos
AbstractAlthough research relating to hurricane evacuation behavior and perceptions of risk has grown throughout the years, there is very little understanding of how these risks compound during a pandemic. Utilizing the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (PRVI) as a study region, this work examines risk perceptions and evacuation planning during the first hurricane season following
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Broadcast Meteorologists and Personal Branding: An Exploratory Study after a Hurricane Crisis Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Staci M. Zavattaro,Kelly A. Stevens
AbstractTelevision station and on-air talent marketing and branding has been studied with increasing attention because there is recognition that the people are part of an overall brand strategy. In this paper, we focus on broadcast meteorologists and their views of their personal brands and how those work to engage audiences. With Hurricane Dorian in 2019 as the background major weather event, the
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Rising to a New Challenge: A Protocol for Case-Study Research on Transboundary Climate Risk Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Katy Harris,Frida Lager,Marta K. Jansen,Magnus Benzie
AbstractRecent research has highlighted that adaptation tends to focus exclusively on the local and direct impacts of climate change and misses the crucial dimension of transboundary climate risk, which all countries are likely to face, irrespective of their level of development. This paper aims to improve the coverage of transboundary climate risk in case-study research for adaptation. It proposes
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Economic Viability and Emissions of Multi-modal Transportation Infrastructure in a Changing Arctic Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-03-24 Michael A. Goldstein,Amanda H. Lynch,Ruitian Yan,Siri Veland,William Talleri
AbstractAs Arctic open water increases, shipping activity to and from mid- and western- Russian Arctic ports to points south has notably increased. A number of Arctic municipalities hope increased vessel traffic will create opportunities to become a major transshipment hub. However, even with more traffic passing these ports, it might still be economically cheaper to offload cargo at a more southern
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Impact of Urbanization and expansion of forest investment to mitigates CO2 emissions in China Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-03-09 Zouheir Mighri,Suleman Sarwar,Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie
AbstractForests are considered as the key factor in controlling climate change and extreme climatic events, due to its natural role in carbon abatement. However, 21st-century economic development is characterized by intensive resource exploitation, energy intensity, population, and urbanization, hence, affecting the natural forest habitat. The persistent deforestation and land degradation with limited
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The Unpredictable Truth: A Proposed Road Map for a Reflect-Then-Act Approach to Climate Uncertainties and Lessons Learned from Norwegian Municipalities Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Carlo Aall,Kyrre Groven
AbstractThrough the years, several papers have criticized climate policy decision-making for being naïve with respect to how it views climate model outputs as objective facts and uses the outputs directly to program policies. From this and similar observations, many of the papers conclude that there is a need for shifting to a new approach on how climate policy makers may relate to climate change uncertainties
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Business Behavior in the Face of Severe Weather: Studying the Effects of Deterministic and Probabilistic Warning Systems Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Seth P. Howard,Alison P. Boehmer,Kevin M. Simmons,Kim E. Klockow-Mcclain
AbstractTornadoes are nature’s most violent storm and annually cause billions of dollars in damage along with the threat of fatalities and injuries. To improve tornado warnings, the National Weather Service is considering a change from a deterministic to a probabilistic paradigm. While studies have been conducted on how individual behavior may change with the new warnings, no study of which we are
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Using Cultural Consensus Analysis to Measure Diversity in Social–Ecological Knowledge for Inclusive Climate Adaptation Planning Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Christine D. Miller Hesed,Michael Paolisso,Elizabeth R. Van Dolah,Katherine J. Johnson
AbstractClimate adaptation is context specific, and inclusion of diverse forms of knowledge is crucial for developing resilient social–ecological systems. Emphasis on local inclusion is increasing, yet participatory approaches often fall short of facilitating meaningful engagement of diverse forms of knowledge. A central challenge is the lack of a comprehensive and comparative understanding of the
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Discounting under Severe Weather Threat Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 David J. Cox,Joy E. Losee,Gregory D. Webster
AbstractThe human and economic costs of severe weather damage can be mitigated by appropriate preparation. Despite the benefits, researchers have only begun to examine if known decision-making frameworks apply to severe weather–related decisions. Using experiments, we found that a hyperbolic discounting function accurately described participant decisions to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather
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Misinformation and Instant Access: Inconsistent Reporting during Extreme Climatic Events, Reflecting on Tropical Cyclone Idai Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Keegan Fraser,Jennifer M. Fitchett
AbstractIn an era of globalization, the spread of misinformation is becoming increasingly problematic. The dissemination of inaccurate and conflicting news on events such as tropical cyclones can result in people being placed at increased risk and can negatively influence the amount of aid received by the affected region. This study scrutinizes media articles and, with the use of comparative analysis
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The Impact of Snowfall on Crashes, Traffic Volume, and Revenue on the New York State Thruway Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 David A. Call,Guy A. Flynt
AbstractSnow has numerous effects on traffic, including reduced traffic volumes, greater crash risk, and increased travel times. This research examines how snow affects crash risk, traffic volume, and toll revenue on the New York State Thruway. Daily data from January for a 10-yr period (2010–19) were analyzed for the Thruway from the Pennsylvania state line in western New York to Syracuse. Anywhere
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Heat Waves and Innovation in Air Conditioning in the United States Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Ilan Noy,Eric Strobl
AbstractThis study investigates whether extreme heat episodes (heat waves) have contributed to the development of air conditioning (AC) technology in the United States. To this end, we use weather data to identify days at which heat and relative humidity were above levels comfortable to the human body, and match these with patent data at the county level for nearly a hundred years. We find that in
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Oceanic Influence on Seasonal Malaria Incidence in West Africa Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Ibrahima Diouf,Roberto Suárez-Moreno,Belen Rodríguez-Fonseca,Cyril Caminade,Malick Wade,Wassila M. Thiaw,Abdoulaye Deme,Andrew P. Morse,Jaques-André Ndione,Amadou T. Gaye,Anta Diaw,Marie Khemesse Ngom Ndiaye
AbstractClimate variability is a key factor in driving malaria outbreaks. As shown in previous studies, climate-driven malaria modeling provides a better understanding of malaria transmission dynamics, generating malaria-related parameters validated as a reliable benchmark to assess the impact of climate on malaria. In this framework, the present study uses climate observations and reanalysis products
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Do Local Perceptions of Climate Variability and Changes Correspond to Observed Climate Changes? A Comparative Study from Nepal as One of the Most Climate-Vulnerable Countries Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Kumar Bahadur Darjee,Prem Raj Neupane,Michael Köhl
AbstractThis study explored people’s perceptions of climate change by conducting interviews and focus-group discussions with local residents of three ecological regions of Nepal, i.e., mountain, midhills, and lowland. Climatic measurements from meteorological stations of the regions were acquired for the period from 1988 to 2018. We compared the people’s perception with trends and variabilities of
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El Niño–Southern Oscillation and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 William Turner IV,Terrence R. Nathan
AbstractThe relationship between El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the transatlantic slave trade (TAST) is examined using the Slave Voyages dataset and several reconstructed ENSO indices. The ENSO indices are used as a proxy for West African rainfall and temperature. In the Sahel, the El Niño (warm) phase of ENSO is associated with less rainfall and warmer temperatures, whereas the La Niña (cold)
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Communicating Heat-Health Information to the Public: Assessing Municipal Government Extreme Heat Event Website Content Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Lisa K. Zottarelli,Starla A. Blake,Michelle T. Garza
AbstractExtreme heat events pose a threat to human health. Forecasting and warning strategies have been developed to mitigate heat-health hazards. Yet, studies have found that the public lacks knowledge about their heat-health risks and preventive actions to take to reduce risks. Local governmental websites are an important means to communicate preparedness to the public. The purpose of this study
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Falling between the Cracks of the Governing Systems: Risk and Uncertainty in Pastoralism in Northern Norway Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Camilla Risvoll,Grete K. Hovelsrud,Jan Åge Riseth
AbstractRapid and interacting change poses an increasing threat to livelihoods and food production, and pastoralists in Nordland, northern Norway, are at a crossroads both economically and culturally. Some of these changes are localized and pertain to changing weather and grazing conditions caused by climate change and land fragmentation. Others, driven by national management policies and governance
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Relationships Are Built on Sunny Days: Uncovering Quiet Weather Communication Strategies Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Brooke Fisher Liu,Anita Atwell Seate,Ji Youn Kim,Daniel Hawblitzel,Saymin Lee,Xin Ma
AbstractThis study proposes the concept of quiet weather communication and offers the first framework of quiet weather communication strategies tied to specific public outcomes (e.g., build and maintain organization–public relationships). Most of the risk communication literature focuses on severe weather communication. We posit that through defining and examining quiet weather strategic communication
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Farmers’ Perception and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in Central Mali Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Traoré Amadou,Gatien N. Falconnier,Kouressy Mamoutou,Serpantié Georges,B. A. Alassane,Affholder François,Giner Michel,Sultan Benjamin
AbstractAdaptation of the agricultural sector to climate change is crucial to avoid food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. Farmers’ perception of climate change is a crucial element in adaptation process. The aim of this study was (i) to compare farmers’ perception of climate change with actual weather data recorded in central Mali, (ii) to identify changes in agricultural practices implemented by
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Weather Forecast Semiotics: Public Interpretation of Common Weather Icons Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Jacob R. Reed,Susan A. Jasko,Jason C. Senkbeil
AbstractWeather icons are some of the most frequently used visual tools that meteorologists employ to communicate weather information. Previous research has shown a tendency for the public to make inferences about weather forecast information on the basis of the icon shown. For example, people may infer a higher likelihood of precipitation, assume a higher intensity of precipitation, or determine the
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The Influence of Weather on Fatal Accidents in Austrian Mountains Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Matthias Neumair,Nicole Estrella,Annette Menzel,Donna P. Ankerst
AbstractProjections of warmer global temperatures in fast-approaching time horizons warrant planning strategies for reducing impacts on human morbidity and mortality. This study sought to determine whether increases in temperature and other changes in weather indices had an impact on rates of fatal accidents occurring in the popular mountainous regions of Austria, with the purpose of improving prevention
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Disaster-Related Food Security and Past General Governance Strategies in a Worldwide Sample Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Eric C. Jones,Corinne Ong,Jessica Haynes
AbstractClimate change is an increasingly pressing concern because it generates individual and societal vulnerability in many places in the world and also because it potentially threatens political stability. Aside from sea level rise, climate change is typically manifested in local temperature and precipitation extremes that generate other hazards. In this study, we investigated whether certain kinds
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Sequenced Crop Evapotranspiration and Water Requirement in Developing a Multitrigger Rainfall Index Insurance and Risk-Contingent Credit Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Michael K. Ndegwa,Apurba Shee,Calum Turvey,Liangzhi You
AbstractWeather index insurance (WII) has been a promising innovation that protects smallholder farmers against drought risks and provides resilience against adverse rainfall conditions. However, the uptake of WII has been hampered by high spatial and intraseasonal basis risk. To minimize intraseasonal basis risk, the standard approaches to designing WII based on seasonal cumulative rainfall have been
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Tornado Fatalities in Context: 1995–2018 Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Tyler Fricker,Corey Friesenhahn
AbstractTornadoes account for the third highest average annual weather-related fatality rate in the United States. Here, tornado fatalities are examined as rates within the context of multiple physical and social factors using tornado-level information including population and housing units within killer tornado damage paths. Fatality rates are further evaluated across annual, monthly, and diurnal
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? South Indian Artisanal Fishers’ Precarious Livelihoods and Their Engagement with Categorical Ocean Forecasts Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Max Martin,S. Abhilash,Vijaykumar Pattathil,R. Harikumar,N. T. Niyas,T. M. Balakrishnan Nair,Yatin Grover,Filippo Osella
AbstractOcean State Forecasts contribute to safe and sustainable fishing in India, but their usage among artisanal fishers is often limited. Our research in Thiruvananthapuram district in the southern Indian state of Kerala tested forecast quality and value and how fishers engage with forecasts. In two fishing villages, we verified forecast accuracy, skill, and reliability by comparing forecasts with
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“It’s in Our DNA”: Climate Change and Perceived Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in Nature-Based Tourism in Lofoten, Norway Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Karin Marie Antonsen,Brigt Dale,Stephanie Mayer
AbstractIn 2018, tourism was the fastest growing sector in the world, accounting for 10% of all jobs worldwide and 10.4% of the world’s gross domestic product. Tourism is often cited as a strategy for future development at national, regional, and local levels. This paper takes a closer look at the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway, where the increase in nature-based tourism over the last two decades
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Identifying the Impact-Related Data Uses and Gaps for Hydrometeorological Impact Forecasts and Warnings Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Sara E. Harrison,Sally H. Potter,Raj Prasanna,Emma E. H. Doyle,David Johnston
AbstractImpact forecasts and warnings (IFW) are key to resilience for hydrometeorological hazards. Communicating the potential social, economic, and environmental hazard impacts allows individuals and communities to adjust their plans and better prepare for the consequences of the hazard. IFW systems require additional knowledge about impacts and underlying vulnerability and exposure. Lack of data
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How Is COVID-19 Affected by Weather? Metaregression of 158 Studies and Recommendations for Best Practices in Future Research Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Ling Tan,David M. Schultz
AbstractBecause many viral respiratory diseases show seasonal cycles, weather conditions could affect the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although many studies pursued this possible link early in the pandemic, their results were inconsistent. Here, we assembled 158 quantitative empirical studies examining the link between weather and COVID-19. A metaregression analysis was performed
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The value of weather and climate information to the Tanzanian disaster risk reduction sector using non-monetary approaches Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-10-08 Hellen E. Msemo,Andrea L. Taylor,Cathryn E. Birch,Andrew J. Dougill,Andrew Hartley
AbstractThis paper investigates the value of weather and climate information at different timescales for decision making in the Tanzanian disaster risk reduction sector using non-monetary approaches. Interviews and surveys were conducted with institutions responsible for disaster management at national, regional and district level. A range of values were identified including: 1) making informed decisions
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Tornado Warning Guidance and Graphics: Implications of the Inclusion of Protective Action Information on Perceptions and Efficacy Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-10-04 Jeannette Sutton,Laura Fischer,Michele M. Wood
AbstractEffective warning messages should tell people what they should do, how they should do it, and how to maximize their health and safety. Guidance essentially delivers two types of information: 1) information that instructs people about the actions to take in response to a threat, and 2) information about how and why these recommended protective actions will reduce harm. However, recent research
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Impact of Temperature on Physical and Mental Health: Evidence from China Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Zhiming Yang,Bo Yang,Pengfei Liu,Yunquan Zhang,Xiao-Chen Yuan
AbstractClimate may significantly affect human society. Few studies have focused on the temperature impact on residents’ health, especially mental health status. This paper uses 98 423 observations in China to study the relationship between temperature and health, based on the China Family Panel Studies survey during 2010–16. We analyze the health effects of extreme hot and cold weather and compare
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An Implicit – Not Explicit – Understanding of Hurricane Storms Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-23 Daphne E. Whitmer,Valerie K. Sims
AbstractThe goal of this research was to examine students’ risk perception of hurricanes and hurricane-related storms to address a critical gap in the literature. Participants were asked to rate their perceptions of a tropical storm, tropical depression, and category 1 through 5 hurricanes on five dimensions and define the storms based on wind speed. Lastly, individual differences in sex and growing
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Implications of Misleading News Reporting on Tourism at the Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-22 William Mushawemhuka,Gijsbert Hoogendoorn,Jennifer M. Fitchett
AbstractThe tourism sector plays a major role in the economic development of a number of countries in the Global South, particularly Southern Africa. One such country is Zimbabwe, which struggles with significant economic hardships and relies heavily on the tourism sector. The Victoria Falls, a key tourism attraction of Zimbabwe on the Zambezi River was the subject of a plethora of news articles published
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Engaging with stakeholders to produce actionable science: a framework and guidance Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-17 Aparna Bamzai-Dodson,Amanda E. Cravens,Alisa Wade,Renee A. McPherson
AbstractNatural and cultural resource managers are increasingly working with the scientific community to create information on how best to adapt to the current and projected impacts of climate change. Engaging with these managers is a strategy that researchers can use to ensure that scientific outputs and findings are actionable (or useful and usable). In this article, the authors adapt Davidson’s
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Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic: When Public Health and Tornado Threats Converge Weather Climate Soc. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-13 Craig D. Croskery,Kathleen Sherman-Morris,Michael E. Brown
AbstractThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in unprecedented challenges that dramatically affected the way of life in the United States and globally in 2020. The pandemic also made the process of protecting individuals from tornadoes more challenging, especially when their personal residence lacks suitable shelter, particularly for residents of mobile homes. The necessity of having