Rebecca E. Morss|Olga Wilhelmi|Gerald A. Meehl|Lisa Dilling
Improving Societal Outcomes of Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate: An Integrated Perspective
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory|National Center for Atmospheric Research|Research Applications (United States)|NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory|Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences|University of Colorado Boulder
despite hazard mitigation efforts scientific technological advances extreme weather events continue cause substantial losses impacts extreme weather result complex interactions among physical human systems across spatial temporal scales article synthesizes current interdisciplinary knowledge extreme weather including temperature extremes heat cold waves precipitation extremes including floods droughts storms severe weather including tropical cyclones discuss hydrometeorological aspects extreme weather projections changes extremes anthropogenic climate change social vulnerability coping adaptation shape societal impacts extreme weather find four critical gaps work needed improve outcomes extreme weather reducing vulnerability b enhancing adaptive capacity including decisionmaking flexibility c improving usability scientific information decision making understanding addressing local causes harm participatory communitybased efforts formulated within larger policy context