Climate hazards: Lessons from recent events in the United States

Riebsame, William E.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-7717.1985.tb00952.x

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“…Geographers, especially climatologists, have continued t o expand their efforts in this field (Kates et al 1985;Yarnal et al 1987), and several are presently being funded by the Environmental Protection Agency as part of a commitment to evaluate the impact on society of a predicted long-term climate warming (EPA 1987). Studies by geographers have described the interregional economic impacts of heat waves, cold spells, and storms (Riebsame 1985;Riebsame et al 1986 (White and Hertz-Picciotto 1985;Munn 1986;Kalkstein and Valimont 1987b), but most of the work has been performed by researchers in the medical community. For example, studies at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have identified a number of factors that may inhibit the onset of heat stroke, such as consumption of fluids and living in well-shaded residences (Kilbourne et al 1982).…”

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Weather and Human Mortality: An Evaluation of Demographic and Interregional Responses in the United States

Kalkstein

Davis

1989

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

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This study describes the impact of weather o n human mortality at numerous locations around the United States. We evaluate forty-eight cities and determine the differential impact of weather on mortality on an intercity and interregional level. The mortality data are analyzed separately for different age, race, and cause of death categories. The possible impact of geographical and within-season acclimatization i s also analyzed. Thresh-

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Weather and Human Mortality: An Evaluation of Demographic and Interregional Responses in the United States

Kalkstein

Davis

1989

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

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231

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“…hazard lying outside the scope of traditional hazard mitigation principles (Riebsame 1985;Guppy & Twigg 2013).…”

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“…), although direct flood damages are a conservative estimate of total flood losses (Smith & Katz ). The lake provides an excellent example of a chronic climate hazard lying outside the scope of traditional hazard mitigation principles (Riebsame ; Guppy & Twigg ).…”

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Mean hydroclimatic and hydrological conditions during two climatic modes in the Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota (USA)

Todhunter

2016

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Proxy variables from palaeolimnological studies of lakes in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America have been used to infer large oscillations during the late Holocene between longer periods of high‐salinity–dry conditions and shorter periods of low‐salinity–wet conditions producing a normative pattern marked by the absence of hydrological stability. Studies of the historical rise in lake level at Devils Lake have identified 1980 as a transition point between two such hydroclimatic modes. This study uses multiple datasets to characterize the mean hydroclimatological and hydrological conditions of these two climatic modes. Mode 1 is a cool and dry phase, and mode 2 is a warmer and wetter phase. Precipitation onto the lake increased by 24% from mode 1 to mode 2. This small, but sustained, increase produced significant changes in the mean hydroclimatic and hydrological states for the basin, including a 383% increase in surface run‐off to the lake, and a 282% increase in the basin run‐off ratio. Devils Lake Basin is located along a hydrotone (region of strong hydroclimatic gradients) where small changes in hydrological drivers are amplified into large changes in regional moisture. The effects of the fluctuating climatic modes and strong hydroclimatic gradients are probably further amplified by the unique fill–spill hydrology of the northern glaciated plains, which can result in nonlinear precipitation–run‐off relationships. This natural pattern of extreme hydrological variations for Devils Lake produces enormous challenges for lake management.

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“…68, No. 7, July 1987 (Riebsame, 1985). For this group the four "policy related" questions noted above are particularly relevant.…”

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Toward a Policy for Climate Impacts

Robinson¹,

Hill²

1987

Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.

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Current increases in the understanding of climatic processes, the availability of climate predictions, and the assessment of climatic impacts indicate that development of public policy to mitigate adverse impacts and enhance beneficial ones is becoming possible. A review of policy needs and of existing atmosphere-related policies leads to the development of a functional model for a climatic impacts policy. This policy contains long-term planning, continuous monitoring, and short-term response elements. It is akin to current strategies used to deal with short-term events such as tornadoes. Effective operation of the policy requires continuing research to enhance understanding of both climatic processes and climatic impacts.

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Climate hazards: Lessons from recent events in the United States

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

Weather and Human Mortality: An Evaluation of Demographic and Interregional Responses in the United States

Weather and Human Mortality: An Evaluation of Demographic and Interregional Responses in the United States

Mean hydroclimatic and hydrological conditions during two climatic modes in the Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota (USA)

Toward a Policy for Climate Impacts

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