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Modeling non-stationarity in extreme rainfall data and implications for climate adaptation: A case study from southern highlands region of Tanzania

Scientific African
The Southern Highlands region of Tanzania has witnessed an increased frequency of severe flash floods. This study examines rainfall data of four stations (Iringa, Mbeya, Rukwa, and Ruvuma) spanning 30 years (1991–2020) to investigate drivers of extreme ...
Erick A. Kyojo, Silas Mirau, Sarah E. Osima, Verdiana G. Masanja   +3 more
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Climate Change Risks and Customer Concentration: Evidence From US‐Listed Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While prior studies have investigated climate risks in supply chains, customer ESG pressures, and shared climate exposure, this paper is, to the best of our knowledge, the first to provide direct empirical evidence on the relationship between climate change risks and firms' customer concentration.
Thi Thuy Trang Nguyen, Eric Owusu Boahen, Cuong Nguyen   +2 more
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Study on Extreme Precipitation Characteristics and Typical Rainfall Pattern Classification in the Tao'er River Basin

Renmin Zhujiang
Against the backdrop of global warming, extreme precipitation events are occurring with increasing frequency. This poses severe challenges to the management of water resources in watersheds and to disaster prevention and control.
YIN Shasha, LIU Jianwei, PANG Xiaoteng
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Quantifying the influence of the Madden–Julian oscillation on rainfall extremes during the northeast monsoon season of the Philippines

Atmospheric Science Letters
This study investigates the impact of the Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO) on the extreme rainfall events across 11 eastern coastal stations during the northeast monsoon season (November to March) over the Philippines from 1979 to 2019.
Lyndon Mark P. Olaguera, John A. Manalo, Alwin Bathan, Jun Matsumoto   +3 more
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Observed impacts from climate extremes on the Great Barrier Reef: summer 2008/2009 [PDF]

, 2010
Each summer, the Great Barrier Reef is at risk from the impacts of climate related events such as thermal stress, heavy rainfall, flood plumes and cyclones.

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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bivariate analysis of short-duration extreme rainfalls. Application to the study of the debris floods (alluviums) in the Funchal region (Madeira Island)

Territorium: Revista Portuguesa de riscos, prevenção e segurança
Intense rainfalls and debris floods are familiar occurrences in Madeira Island (Portugal); but, understanding how intense rainfall relates to this type of floods is limited.
Lucas Gomes, Maria Manuela Portela, Luis Espinosa   +2 more
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Aplikasi Metode Puncak Ambang Batas Menggunakan Pendekatan Distribusi Pareto Terampat Dan Estimasi Parameter Momen-l Pada Data Curah Hujan (Studi Kasus : Data Curah Hujan Kota Semarang Tahun 2004-2013) [PDF]

, 2015
The rainfall with very high intensity cause a lot of problem like flood, landslide and be a factor restricting of flight aircraft at the airport.
Estiningrum, T. (Tyas), Rusgiyono, A. (Agus), Wilandari, Y. (Yuciana)   +2 more
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From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang, Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Chengwei Zhang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radar Z-R relationship for summer monsoon storms in Arizona [PDF]

, 2005
Radar-based estimates of rainfall rates and accumulations are one of the principal tools used by the National Weather Service (NWS) to identify areas of extreme precipitation that could lead to flooding.
Goodrich, DC, Maddox, RA, Morin, E, Sorooshian, S   +3 more
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