Direct Injuries and Fatalities of Texas Tornado Outbreaks from 1973 to 2007

Swienton, Heather; Thompson, Courtney M.; Billman, Matthew; Bowlick, Forrest J.; Goldberg, Daniel W.; Klein, Andrew G.; Horney, Jennifer A.; Hammond, Tracy

doi:10.1080/00330124.2021.1871767

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“…In public health research, GIS are used for disease surveillance, mapping, and modeling (Fletcher-Lartey & Caprarelli, 2016;Parrott et al, 2010;Swienton et al, 2021); recognizing healthcare access and disparities within communities and larger scale regions (Hawthorne & Kwan, 2012) and public participatory, collaborative efforts that facilitate community understandings of health (Cromley & McLafferty, 2011;Keddem et al, 2015). Many other disciplines, including anthropology (Padilla, 2013), policy planning (Greene, 2000), engineering (Haklay & Zafiri, 2008), sociology (Downey, 2006), and the digital humanities (Bodenhamer, 2008), have also used GIS in research.…”

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Leveraging Geographic Information in Organization Studies: Beginning the Conversation

Costantini

Thompson

2023

mgmt

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We propose geographic information systems (GIS) as a framework in organization studies, particularly for scholars who consider the nuances of space and geography in various organizational contexts. GIS are computer-based systems that manage, store, analyze, and distribute spatial data. While more and more scholars recognize the theoretical significance of organizational space, suggestions for conducting empirical research around organizational space using alternative frameworks – such as GIS – are seldom made. We present an introduction to GIS and various spatial analyses through a case study of organizations in the reproductive healthcare field and offer future directions related to the geographic implications of understanding organizations and organizing through GIS.

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Leveraging Geographic Information in Organization Studies: Beginning the Conversation

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Thompson

2023

mgmt

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“…In the United States, tornadoes threaten human health and property constantly. Nowhere else in the world has more tornadoes than the United States (U.S.), which account for about one-fifth of all natural hazard fatalities and nearly 20% of U.S. billion-dollar disasters between 1973 and early 2007 (Swienton et al 2021). Most tornado deaths happen when there are a lot of tornadoes at the same time, which is called a tornado outbreak.…”

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“…In contrast to the studies treating tornadoes as independent events, there are few that have examined how fatalities are affected by a tornado outbreak (Swienton et al 2021). Fuhrmann et al (2014) showed that the great majority of tornado-related fatalities occurred during outbreaks by developing two comparable measures for determining the physical size, or intensity, of tornado outbreaks in the Rocky Mountains.…”

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“…Most recently, Swienton et al (2021) explored the associations between tornado severity, number, and geography of occurrence as they relate to direct injuries and fatalities in severe weather events using nonparametric statistical and spatial analyses for a 35-year period in Texas. The findings revealed that tornado severity exacerbates causality, but tornado outbreaks also have an influence on the fatality rate.…”

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“…Second, in addition to , who discovered that the frequency of U.S. tornado outbreaks has been increasing, this analysis contributes to the tornado-outbreakfatality complex by examining the impact of fatality risk due to tornado outbreaks under several climate change and demographic counterfactual scenarios. As such it might help in formulating policies and warning systems that could prevent more losses, not just in terms of health (Chiu et al 2013;Swienton et al 2021), but also in terms of the many layers that result from the loss of community services and resources (Simmons and Sutter 2007;Carbone and Echols 2017;Danielson et al 2017).…”

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Using Extreme Value Theory to Assess the Mortality Risk of Tornado Outbreaks

Sales

Strobl

2023

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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The majority of tornado fatalities occur during severe thunderstorm occurrences that produce a large number of tornadoes, termed tornado outbreaks. This study used extreme value theory to estimate the impact of tornado outbreaks on fatalities while accounting for climate and demographic factors. The findings indicate that the number of fatalities increases with the increase of tornado outbreaks. Additionally, this study undertook a counterfactual analysis to determine what would have been the probability of a tornado outbreak under various climatic and demographic scenarios. The results of the counterfactual study indicate that the likelihood of increased mortality increases as the population forecast grows. Intensified El Niño events, on the other hand, reduce the likelihood of further fatalities. La Niña events are expected to increase probability of fatalities.

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Population recovery in U.S. communities affected by tornadoes, 2000–2010

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Mahmood

et al. 2024

Nat Hazards

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We investigated the demographic changes in American communities impacted by tornadoes from 2000 to 2010, exploring the factors in uencing population recovery in tornado-affected communities, considering short-term (within one year) and long-term (2-10 years) outcomes. To identify signi cant contributors to population recovery, we analyzed seven predictor variables using logistic regression models, including tornado strength, community size, population trend, and state status (Sunbelt or Snowbelt). The data encompassed 516 tornado-affected communities across the conterminous United States. Our ndings revealed that about 55.81% of the communities experienced no signi cant population change immediately after the tornado event. However, 44.19% of the communities witnessed a population decline, and only 10.66% fully recovered within 2-10 years. Results indicated community size and trends were pivotal in population recovery. Communities with negative population trends, especially those with fewer than 5,000 residents, faced signi cant challenges in regaining their pretornado population size within 1 year. The data did not show a signi cant difference in population recovery between communities in the Sunbelt and Snowbelt regions. The study highlights the importance of community-level factors in shaping population recovery dynamics following tornado events. Understanding these factors can aid community leaders and disaster managers formulate effective strategies to retain populations and encourage rapid recovery. Although certain limitations exist due to data availability, future researchers could explore additional factors, such as post-tornado policies and socioeconomic variables, to gain comprehensive insights into post-disaster population dynamics. Our research contributes valuable to social science disaster research, helping communities build resilience in the face of tornado hazards.

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Direct Injuries and Fatalities of Texas Tornado Outbreaks from 1973 to 2007

Cited by 4 publications

References 37 publications

Leveraging Geographic Information in Organization Studies: Beginning the Conversation

Leveraging Geographic Information in Organization Studies: Beginning the Conversation

Using Extreme Value Theory to Assess the Mortality Risk of Tornado Outbreaks

Population recovery in U.S. communities affected by tornadoes, 2000–2010

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