Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 156 for “"Extreme Weather Events"”.
-
Statistical models for extreme weather events
Western Europe is typically prone to extreme weather events during the winter months, which typically take the form of windstorms or flooding. The storm Desmond brought strong winds and heavy rain to Ireland, northern England and Scotland in December 2015, resulting in an estimated $500 million …
-
Navigating extreme weather events: An anthropological investigation
… was to investigate how do people respond to extreme weather events (EWEs), paying special attention to heavy rainfall. The data and literature gathered unearths strategies and tactics embedded in the social structure of the area of Crawford. These strategies and tactics are either manipulated …
-
Soil organic matter dynamics in a temperate forest influenced by extreme weather events
… matter (SOM). We investigated the influence of extreme weather events (frost/drought) on the quality and quantity of SOM in a Haplic Podzol under a 140 years old Norway spruce forest in the Fichtelgebirge mountains (Bavaria, German) within two laboratory and two field studies. In one laboratory …
-
Beyond productivity- Effects of extreme weather events on ecosystem processes and biotic interactions
Under global climate change, extreme weather events, such as heat waves, drought or heavy rain spells, are projected to increase in magnitude and frequency. As these may affect vegetation and ecosystems more than gradual shifts in mean climatic parameters, investigating the consequences of extreme …
-
The influence of the Agulhas Current on two South African extreme weather events
Surface station, satellite and NCEP re-analysis data are used to examine the evolution of two severe storms that occurred over the eastern coastal regions during South Africa's summer season 1998/99. The storms in November and December were both accompanied by heavy rainfall in two widely separated …
-
Extreme weather events in the upper Midwest: Implications on flood risk, crop yield, and water quality
… presents a comprehensive analysis of extreme weather events in the Upper Midwest, focusing on their impacts on flood risk, crop yield, and water quality. Through a series of interconnected studies, the research provides critical insights into the complex effects of extreme …
-
The Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Mental Health in Africa: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review
Introduction: The psychosocial impacts of extreme weather events are contributing to the burden of mental illness, exacerbated by pre-existing vulnerabilities. Despite an emerging global interest in this association, Africa remains poorly represented in the literature. Methods: A mixed-methods …
-
INTER-COMPARISON AND VALIDATION OF GLOBAL AND REGIONAL REANALYSES PRODUCTS FOR THE STUDY OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS OVER ITALY
The increasingly severe impacts of extreme weather events, driven by climate change, are pushing an urgent need for reliable tools to understand, monitor, and predict the evolution of atmospheric phenomena. Meteorological reanalyses, blending observations with dynamical models, respond to this need …
-
Investigating strategies for addressing child and adolescent mental health following exposure to extreme weather events in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
The inevitability of an increase in extreme weather events (EWE) due to climate change will likely influence every determinant of human health and wellbeing. Children and adolescents, defined as anyone under the age of 19, are among the most susceptible because of their unique vulnerabilities (i.e. …
-
Prevalences of mental health disorders among low- and lower middle-income countries' children and adolescents exposed to extreme weather events: a systematic review and meta-analysis
… health burdens are following climate-induced extreme weather events (EWEs). This systematic review serves to uncover these mental health burdens in response to the EWEs projected to intensify in the near future. Methods: The Context Condition Population (CoCoPop) framework for prevalence …
-
Media Narratives and the Weathering of Climate
… will increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. While there is a scientifically substantiated relationship between climate change and extreme weather events, it is difficult to suggest that a specific weather event is caused by climate change. This presents a series of …
-
Resilient operations of smart electricity networks under security and reliability failures
… of blackouts due to cyber-security attacks and extreme weather events is steadily increasing in many regions of the world.
-
Extensive green roof design in the City of Cape Town : barriers and opportunities for developing a green industry
… fragmentation and the increasing frequencies of extreme weather events, it is critical that building practices in the next decade adopt a more adaptive and holistic approach to building design.
-
Microseism analysis during extreme weather events: Medicanes case studies and development of sea state monitoring system based on machine learning algorithms [Analisi del Microseism durante eventi meteorologici estremi: Medicanes casi studio e sviluppo di un sistema di monitoraggio dello stato del mare basato su algoritmi di Machine Learning]
In questa tesi, è stata esplorata la relazione tra il microseism (il segnale sismico più continuo e onnipresente sulla Terra, considerato fino a circa la metà del XIX secolo come un disturbo da scartare), lo stato del mare e l'attività ciclonica nell'area del Mar Mediterraneo mai analizzata …
-
From local to global: understanding linkages between climate shocks and food trade
… countries and their communities are prone to extreme weather events as well as cataloging their coping strategies. A critical component in building knowledge surrounding these extreme events is recognizing that defining these events varies across disciplines and stakeholders. Presently, there …
-
The role of statistical distributions in vulnerability to poverty analysis
… relies on rainfed agricultural activities, extreme weather events such as droughts can present existential challenges to their livelihoods. To mitigate these risks, numerous social protection programs have been established to assist vulnerable households affected by weather events. Despite …
-
Missouri Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change, Adaptation Strategies and the Adoption and Diffusion of Market-Oriented Risk Management Strategies
… farmers tend to remember their experiences of extreme weather events such as flood and drought, they cannot, with certainty, link these experiences to the changing trends of temperature and precipitation. Additionally, farmers’ adaptation behaviors were independent of their climate change …
-
Attribution-based parametric insurance: towards affordable premiums
… to compensate farmers for economic losses from extreme weather events. The insurance can be either private or sovereign. African Risk Capacity Insurance (ARC Ltd) offers the latter to African countries against drought events through contingency planning, risk pooling and transfer facilities. …
-
Prioritizing Residential High-Performance Resilient Building Technologies for Immediate and Future Climate Induced Natural Disaster Risks
… change is exacerbating natural disasters, and extreme weather events increase with intensity and frequency. This requires an in-depth evaluation of locations across the various U.S. climates where natural hazards, vulnerabilities, and potentially damaging impacts will vary. At the local …
-
Understanding the Impacts of Extreme Weather on the Power Transmission Infrastructure: A Machine Learning Approach to Quantifying Risks and Enhancing Grid Resilience
… environments, particularly in the face of extreme weather events such as hurricanes. The research is anchored on the case of the passage of Hurricane Maria in the Island of Puerto Rico in September of 2017 which caused the largest damage on the power infrastructure in US history. As such, …
Page 1 of 8