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Capability of CORDEX RCMs in simulating extreme rainfall events over South africa [PDF]

, 2014
Includes bibliographical references.In South Africa, extreme rainfall events often lead to widespread destruction, damage infrastructure, displace communities, strain water management and even destroy lives.
Abba Omar, Sabina
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The synoptic drivers of extreme rainfall in South Africa [PDF]

, 2013
A number of studies have shown an increase in the intensity of extreme rainfall over many regions of South Africa during the last 50 to 100 years. However, the weather of a region at any given time is a direct function of the synoptic state of the ...
Morison, David
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Economics of extreme weather events: Terminology and regional impact models

Weather and Climate Extremes, 2015
Impacts of extreme weather events are relevant for regional (in the sense of subnational) economies and in particular cities in many aspects. Cities are the cores of economic activity and the amount of people and assets endangered by extreme weather ...
Malte Jahn
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Effects of Extreme Weather Events on Internal Migration in Rural Guatemala

, 2021
We estimate the effects of extreme weather events on internal migration in Guatemala between 1997 and 2002. Using data from rural municipalities, we implement a generalized linear model that deals with fractions as we explain migration between ...
Adriana Chacón Cascante, Cascante, Adriana Chacón, Pablo Imbach, Deicy Lozano Sivisaca, Robalino, Juan, Catalina Sandoval, Imbach, Pablo, Sivisaca, Deicy Lozano [UNESP], Sandoval, Catalina, Juan Robalino   +9 more
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Weather data analysis and building performance assessment during extreme climate events: A Canadian AMY weather file data set

Data in Brief
The increasing intensity and frequency of extreme weather events resulting from climate change have led to grid outages and other negative consequences.
Milad Rostami, Santinah Green-Mignacca, Scott Bucking   +2 more
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Managing Extreme Rainfall and Flooding Events: A Case Study of the 20 July 2021 Zhengzhou Flood in China

, 2023
On 20 July 2021, an extreme rainstorm battered Zhengzhou in China’s Henan Province, killing 302 people, including 14 individuals who drowned in a subway tunnel and 6 who drowned in a road tunnel.
Qin Cai, Zhao, Xiaofan, Cai, Qin, Huimin Li, Pan, Ye, Ye Pan, Ye Qi, Xiaofan Zhao, Qi, Ye, Li, Huimin   +9 more
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The impact of extreme weather events on the S&P 500 return index

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
This study examines the relationship between extreme weather conditions and the S&P500 return index, representing the U.S. stock market. The literature review and analysis show extreme weather events can impact the S&P500 return index.
Hakan Altin
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Extreme Weather Impacts on Inland Waterways Transport of Yangtze River

Atmosphere, 2019
The impact of extreme weather events on the navigation environment in the inland waterways of the Yangtze River is an interdisciplinary hotspot in subjects of maritime traffic safety and maritime meteorology, and it is also a difficult point for the ...
Lijun Liu, Yuanqiao Wen, Youjia Liang, Fan Zhang, Tiantian Yang   +4 more
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EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS OF MARCH 2013 IN OLTENIA [PDF]

Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului, 2016
Heavy snow associated with low temperatures and wind intensification are phenomena typically manifested during winter, in southwestern Romania. The occurrence of such events in the last decade of the month of March, when spring should already be ...
F. SFÎRLEAZĂ, C. MĂNESCU, A. BĂCESCU, M. IORDĂCHESCU, M. BĂCESCU   +4 more
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The critical decade: extreme weather [PDF]

, 2013
When extreme weather events occur the Climate Commission is consistently asked questions about the link to climate change. This report unpacks our current knowledge about different types of extreme weather events: extreme temperatures, rainfall ...

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