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A study on the impact of extreme weather on the poverty vulnerability of farming households—evidence from six counties in the hubei and yunnan provinces of china

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
By using micro-farm household survey data from six counties in the Hubei and Yunnan provinces, warm days, heavy precipitation, and consecutive dry days were selected as extreme weather measures, and the RClimDex software was used to empirically examine ...
Zhi Chen, Han Yan, Chao Yang
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Observations of an extreme storm in interplanetary space caused by successive coronal mass ejections

, 2014
Space weather refers to dynamic conditions on the Sun and in the space environment of the Earth, which are often driven by solar eruptions and their subsequent interplanetary disturbances.
Bale, Stuart D., Farrugia, Charles J., Galvin, Antoinette B., Kajdič, Primož, Kilpua, Emilia K. J., Lavraud, Benoit, Liu, Ying D., Lugaz, Noé, Luhmann, Janet G., Möstl, Christian, Nitta, Nariaki V.   +10 more
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Extreme weather events inWest Hungary

International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2010
Agricultural production is a rather risky activity, as it is largely exposed to extreme weather events. This paper focuses on the frost and hail data in springtime, affecting fruit production in West Hungary.
Z. Mézes, M. Gaál, K. Szentteleki, M. Soltész, J. Nyéki, Z. Szabó   +5 more
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Exploring the relationship between extreme weather events, urbanization, and food insecurity: Institutional quality perspective

Environmental Challenges, 2023
This study examines the potential for institutional quality to address Africa's trilemma of food insecurity, rapid urbanization, and extreme weather events.Using a two-stage least squares regression analysis of 28 African countries between 2012Q1 and ...
Eric B. Yiadom, Raymond K. Dziwornu, John K.M. Mawutor, Richard F. Amankwah   +3 more
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A review of collaborative planning for flexibility resources in modern power systems under extreme weather conditions

Zhejiang dianli
Current research on the collaborative planning of flexibility resources in modern power systems under extreme weather conditions remains insufficient.
WANG Zhenguo, LUO Huafeng, ZHENG Wenzhe, NI Tian, HOU Hui, LIN Xiangning, PAN Yaying   +6 more
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Scoping report: current status of index-based insurance in Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2013
With current and anticipated increases in magnitude of extreme weather events and a declining consistency in weather patterns, particularly challenging for agriculture, there has been a growing interest in weather index-based insurance (IBI) schemes in ...
Ahmed, T.
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The Effects of Nonplanar Cloud Top on Lightning Optical Observations from Space-Based Instruments

Atmosphere
Satellite optical observations of lightning are influenced by a variety of factors. Studying these factors can provide valuable reference information for applications such as lightning parameter inversion.
Bingzhe Dai, Qilin Zhang, Xingke Pan
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Multiobjective optimization model for scheduling of construction projects under extreme weather

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2016
Extreme weather significantly impacts construction schedules and costs and can be a source of schedule de­lays and budget overruns. A multi-objective optimization model, presented herein for the scheduling of construction projects under extreme weather ...
Ahmed B. Senouci, Saleh A. Mubarak
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Extreme Weather Events Interact With Local Contexts to Alter the Frequency of Firearm Violence and Child Maltreatment in Wayne County, Michigan

GeoHealth
Climate change is creating more frequent extreme weather events, but impacts on violence are not well understood. We explored associations of extreme weather with firearm violence and child maltreatment in Wayne County, Michigan. To understand contextual
Rebeccah Sokol, Cynthia Gerlein‐Safdi, Michelle Degli Esposti, Mildred Wallace   +3 more
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Practical rare event sampling for extreme mesoscale weather

, 2019
Extreme mesoscale weather, including tropical cyclones, squall lines, and floods, can be enormously damaging and yet challenging to simulate; hence, there is a pressing need for more efficient simulation strategies.
Abbot, Dorian S., O'Neill, Morgan E, Plotkin, David A., Weare, Jonathan, Webber, Robert J.   +4 more
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