Tornado warning awareness, information needs and the barriers to protective action of individuals who are blind
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "International journal of disaster risk reduction"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101709
Abstract: Abstract Individuals with disabilities are often vulnerable to the impacts of weather hazards, such as tornadoes. This is especially true in the Southeast where vulnerability to tornadoes is already heightened due to both physical and… read more here.
Keywords: risk; information; warning awareness; tornado warning ... See more keywords
Compared to What? Establishing Environmental Baselines for Tornado Warning Skill
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society"
DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-19-0310.1
Abstract: In any discussion of forecast evaluation, it is tempting to fall back on statements reflecting unverified assumptions: “this tornado warning had lower skill because the underlying meteorology reflected a complicated or atypical scenario,” or “that… read more here.
Keywords: warning skill; tornado warning; near storm; storm environments ... See more keywords