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PUBLICATIONID : 53014
PUBLICATIONTYPE : 1
TYPE : Review; Book Chapter
TITLE : Improving Societal Outcomes of Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate: An Integrated Perspective
ORIG_TITLE : Improving Societal Outcomes of Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate: An Integrated Perspective
BTITLE : Annual Review of Environment and Resources
AUTHOR : Morss, RE, OV Wilhelmi, GA Meehl and L Dilling
FIRST_AUTHOR : Morss, RE, OV Wilhelmi, GA Meehl and L Dilling
AUTHOR_COUNT : 1
ADDRESS : [Morss, Rebecca E.; Meehl, Gerald A.] Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, NCAR Earth Syst Lab, Boulder, CO 80307 USA; [Wilhelmi, Olga V.] Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, Res Applicat Lab, Boulder, CO 80307 USA; [Dilling, Lisa] Univ Colorado, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Environm Studies Program, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; [Dilling, Lisa] Univ Colorado, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Ctr Sci & Technol Policy Res, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
EDITOR : Gadgil, A; Liverman, DM
PUBLISHER : ANNUAL REVIEWS
FIRSTAUTHOREMPLOYER : 3
ABBREV_JOURNAL : Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour
BEGINPAGE : 1
ENDPAGE : 25
VOLUME : 36
YEAR : 2011
URL : http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/2011.32.pdf
REFEREED : 1
RESOURCE : WOS:000299610900001
CITATION : 4
DEPT : CSTPR
LAST_UPDATED : 2013-02-05 10:50:27
ISSN : 1543-5938
IDS : BYP43
DOI : 10.1146/annurev-environ-060809-100145
ABSTRACT : Despite hazard mitigation efforts and scientific and technological advances, extreme weather events continue to cause substantial losses. The impacts of extreme weather result from complex interactions among physical and human systems across spatial and temporal scales. This article synthesizes current interdisciplinary knowledge about extreme weather, including temperature extremes (heat and cold waves), precipitation extremes (including floods and droughts), and storms and severe weather (including tropical cyclones). We discuss hydrometeorological aspects of extreme weather; projections of changes in extremes with anthropogenic climate change; and how social vulnerability, coping, and adaptation shape the societal impacts of extreme weather. We find four critical gaps where work is needed to improve outcomes of extreme weather: (a) reducing vulnerability; (b) enhancing adaptive capacity, including decision-making flexibility; (c) improving the usability of scientific information in decision making, and (d) understanding and addressing local causes of harm through participatory, community-based efforts formulated within the larger policy context.
KEYWORDS : vulnerability; adaptive capacity; adaptation; disasters; natural hazards; uncertainty
KEYWORD_PLUS : ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; UNITED-STATES; HEALTH IMPACTS; DISASTER RISK; SOCIAL VULNERABILITY; HURRICANE-KATRINA; MODEL PROJECTIONS; NATURAL HAZARDS; HEAT-STRESS; FROST DAYS
AREA : Environmental Sciences & Ecology
FIRST_AUTHOR_EMAIL : morss@ucar.edu; olgaw@ucar.edu; meehl@ucar.edu; ldilling@colorado.edu
PUBLICATION : ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES, VOL 36
PLACE : PALO ALTO
LANGUAGE : English
SERIAL : 53014
PAGES : 1-25
ISBN : 978-0-8243-2336-3
APPROVED : yes
ONLINE_PUBLICATION : no
VERSION : 1
FIRST_AUTHOR_ADDRESS : Morss, RE (reprint author), Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, NCAR Earth Syst Lab, POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307 USA
AUTHOR_OTHER_FORM : Morss, Rebecca E.; Wilhelmi, Olga V.; Meehl, Gerald A.; Dilling, Lisa
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