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Compound flooding is a physical phenomenon that has become more destructive in recent years. Moreover, compound flooding is a broad term that envelops many different physical processes that can range from preconditioned, to multivariate, to temporally ...
Mark Loveland +7 more
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Storm surges require that coastal residents make necessary preparations and evacuate the coast prior to hurricane landfall. An important individual characteristic in preparing for tropical cyclones is hurricane personal self-efficacy.
Alan E. Stewart
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On the changes in number and intensity of North Atlantic tropical cyclones [PDF]
Bayesian statistical models were developed for the number of tropical cyclones and the rate at which these cyclones became hurricanes in the North Atlantic.
Brockwell +30 more
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Florida hurricanes and tropical storms: 1871-1993, an historical review [PDF]
In recent times, from 1871-1993, nearly 1,0OO tropical cyclones of tropical storm or hurricane intensity have s cur red in the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico.
Doehring, Fred +2 more
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Barycentres and Hurricane Trajectories [PDF]
The use of barycentres in data analysis is illustrated, using as example a dataset of hurricane trajectories.Comment: 19 pages, 7 figures. Contribution to Mardia festschrift "Geometry Driven Statistics".
Afsari +26 more
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The influence of extreme climate events on models of coral colony recruitment and survival in the Caribbean [PDF]
Knowledge of coral recruitment patterns helps us understand how reefs react following major disturbances and provides us with an early warning system for predicting future reef health problems.
Crabbe, M. James C.
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Long-term impacts of tropical storms and earthquakes on human population growth in Haiti and the Dominican Republic [PDF]
Since the 18th century, Haiti and the Dominican Republic have experienced similar natural forces, including earthquakes and tropical storms. These countries are two of the most prone of all Latin American and Caribbean countries to natural hazards events,
Christian D. Klose, Christian Webersik
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Building Momentum to Sustain Social Change Evaluation of the of Katrina Women's Response Fund [PDF]
In the time that has passed since powerful hurricanes decimated the Gulf Coast region in 2005, the recovery and rebuilding process continues to expose the deep vulnerabilities of a society that has not effectively addressed the legacy of racism.
Anna Rubin +3 more
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RWU Professor Examines Frequent Storm Activity [PDF]
As intense, consecutive storms continue to hit the country, signaling a change in hurricanes, environmental science expert weighs ...
Wilder, Justin
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Hurricanes and hashtags: How the media and NGOs treat citizens’ voices online in humanitarian emergencies [PDF]
Twitter, Instagram and SMS messages have entered into the defining images and texts of humanitarian disasters, theoretically allowing survivors to play a role in the framing of such crises.
Cooper, G.
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