Position paper on the potential of inadvertent weather modification of the Florida Peninsula resulting from neutralization of space shuttle solid rocket booster exhaust clouds [PDF]
A concept of injecting compounds into the exhaust cloud was proposed to neutralize the acidic nature of the low-level stabilized ground cloud (SGC) was studied.
Bollay, E. +7 more
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Weather-based estimation of wildfire risk [PDF]
Catastrophic wildfires in California have become more frequent in past decades, while insured losses per event have been rising substantially. On average, California ranks the highest among states in the U.S.
Joanne Ho, Martin Odening
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Optimal Design of Weather Bonds [PDF]
Replaced with revised version of paper 06/17/08.weather risk, weather bonds, reinsurance, securitisation, Agricultural Finance, Risk and Uncertainty,
Musshoff, Oliver +2 more
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Utility-based Pricing of the Weather Derivatives [PDF]
Since the underlying of the weather derivatives is not a traded asset, these contracts cannot be evaluated by the traditional financial theory. Cao and Wei (2004) price them by using the consumption-based asset pricing model of Lucas (1978) and by ...
Hélène Hamisultane
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Forecasting emergency department visits in the reference hospital of the Balearic Islands: The role of tourist and weather data. [PDF]
PLoS OneCrisafulli P +5 more
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Adaptive management of the climate change problem: bridging the gap between research and public policy [PDF]
There are important differences between adaptation to normal climate and adaptation to climate change. One scientific community is organized to address extreme probabilities in current distributions, and their disaster potential.
Săvoiu, Gheorghe
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Community experiences of the impacts of climate-induced extreme weather events in Uganda: A qualitative study. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public HealthNdejjo R +6 more
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Climate Extremes and Healthcare Access: Assessing the Impact of Severe Weather Events on Emergency Motorcycle Ambulance Availability. [PDF]
Risk Manag Healthc PolicyApiratwarakul K +4 more
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Wealth, weather risk, and the composition and profitability of agricultural investments [PDF]
Despite the growing evidence that farmers in low-income environments are risk-averse, there has been little empirical evidence on the importance of risk in shaping the actual allocation of production resources among farmers differentiated by wealth.
Binswanger, Hans P., Rosenzweig, Mark R.
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