SY006
Communicating Risks Associated with Climate Change
Session ID#: 160400
Session Description:
Understanding climate change risks and their implications for individuals, businesses, communities, and governments is key to making informed decisions, actions and policies to address those risks. We focus on the effective communication of climate risk data and information products to enable that understanding. Submissions are welcomed that discuss lessons learned, strategies, and methods of effective communication of climate risks to audiences beyond the earth science community. Target communities include the general public, social scientists, urban planners, businesses, vulnerable communities, economists, government officials, and engineers. Climate risks include both acute and chronic risks, and one or more perils, including flood, wildfire, heat, drought, air quality, hurricanes, and sea level rise. The democratization of climate change information, the translation of physical risks to socio-economic risks, and novel approaches to the delivery of integrated information products are of particular interest. Submissions on these and related subjects are welcomed from scientists, educators, businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, and communication professionals.
Index Terms:
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1637 Regional climate change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1699 General or miscellaneous [GLOBAL CHANGE]
6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener: Edward Joseph Kearns, First Street Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Conveners: David Saah, University of San Francisco, Environmental Science, San Francisco, CA, United States, Jeremy Martinich, U.S. EPA - Climate Change Division, Washington, DC, United States and David S Green, NASA Headquarters, Application Science - Wildfires, Washington, DC, United States
Evaluating Knowledge Gaps in Sea-level Rise Assessments from the United States (1046095)
Andra Jenn Garner1, Sarah E Sosa2, Fangyi Tan3, Christabel Wan Jie Tan3, Gregory Garner4,5 and Benjamin Peter Horton6,7, (1)Rowan University, Environmental Science, Glassboro, NJ, United States, (2)Rowan University, Biological Sciences, Glassboro, NJ, United States, (3)Nanyang Technological University, Asian School of the Environment, Singapore, Singapore, (4)Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, United States, (5)Gro Intelligence, New York City, United States, (6)Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore, (7)Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Fifth National Climate Assessment: How to Submit NCA5 Public Comments (1048888)
Joshua Hernandez1, Allison Crimmins2, Christopher William Avery3, Allyza Lustig3, Fred Lipschultz4 and Samantha Basile2, (1)US Global Change Research Program, Contractor, Washington D.C., United States, (2)US Global Change Research Program, Washington D.C., United States, (3)US Global Change Research Program, Contractor, Washington D.C., DC, United States, (4)US Global Change Research Prog, Senior Scientist (Contractor), Washington D.C., DC, United States
Machine Learning Can Enhance Near Real-time and Far-future Preparedness against Cascades of Climate Changes Threats (1087493)
Jeffrey Richard Arnold1, Dhanuj Gandikota2, Jennifer Richkus1 and Michael Doyle3, (1)MITRE Corporation, Climate + Environmental Sciences Office, McLean, United States, (2)MITRE Corporation, McLean, United States, (3)MITRE Corporation, San DIego, United States
Understanding Experts’ Definitions and Decision-makers’ Perceptions for Communicating Flash Drought Information More Effectively (1093798)
Caily Schwartz, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, United States, Mark D. Svoboda, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE, United States and Tonya Haigh, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Quantitative Data Mapping – How to Communicate Risks to Cultural Suitability (1111336)
Ronni Wilcock, Two Bears Environmental Consulting, LLC, Anchorage, AK, UNITED STATES, Jamon Van Den Hoek, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Jaimlyn Sypniewski, Oregon State University, Environmental Science, Corvallis, OR, United States
Advancing Drought Science and Preparedness Across the Nation: Focus on Public Health (1112251)
Molly Woloszyn, National Integrated Drought Information System, Boulder, United States, Jesse E Bell, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, Omaha, United States, Amanda Sheffield, NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System, Boulder, United States, Rachel Lookadoo, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States and Keith Hansen, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States
McKinley Wildfire: Socio-ecological Factors and Structure Survival in a Rural WUI Area (1131674)
Jennifer Schmidt1, Matthew Berman1 and Christine F Waigl2, (1)University of Alaska Anchorage, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Anchorage, AK, United States, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, United States
The Future Climatology of Prescribed Burns Across North America (1139034)
Jose Muniz1, Janine Baijnath-Rodino2 and Tirtha Banerjee2, (1)University of California Irvine, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Irvine, United States, (2)University of California Irvine, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Irvine, CA, United States
An Interactive Approach to Communicate Impact of Sea Level Rise on Cultural and Socio-Economic Resources (1140774)
Daria Nikitina, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Earth and Space Sciences, West Chester, PA, United States, Heather Wholey, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Archaeology and Anthropology, West Chester, United States and Joanna Maurer, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Geography and Planning, West Chester, United States
Risk Assessment of Heat Waves in India and Corresponding Measures: A Report (1145225)
Meghana Krishna1, Santonu Goswami1, Harini Nagendra1, Koteswara Rao Dagani2, Saswat Dash1 and Shraddha Panda1, (1)Azim Premji University, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Bangalore, India, (2)Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department of Civil, Hydearbad, India
The Link Between Extreme Storms and Climate Action: A Study of Coastal New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut (1153994)
Naomi Miller1, Donovan Finn2 and Kevin A Reed2, (1)Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States, (2)Stony Brook University, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook, NY, United States
Perception of Risk and Climate Variability and Subsequent Adaptive Capacity of Himalayan Indigenous Farmers of North east India. (1155375)
Chanthingla Horam, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, Anand B Rao, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA) and IDP in Climate Studies, Bombay, India and Narayanan K, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Humanities and Social Science, Mumbai, India
Two-Way Communication of Climate Risk and Risk-Reduction Strategies and Data Requirements between the Climate Science Electric Power Communities (1156817)
Daniel B Kirk-Davidoff, EPRI, Energy Systems and Climate Analysis, Albany, United States, Laura Fischer, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, United States, Delavane Diaz, Electric Power Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States and Morgan M Scott, EPRI, Washington, United States
How Communities Understand Flood Risk and Potential Solutions: Sharing Insights from a Flood-Prone Community in South Louisiana, USA (1164347)
Emad H Habib1, Liz Skilton2, Mohamed ElSaadani3, Stephen Barnes4, Anna Osland4, Emma Wills5, Brian Miles6 and Trung Do1, (1)University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Civil Engineering, Lafayette, United States, (2)University of Louisiana at Lafayette, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND PHILOSOPHY, Lafayette, United States, (3)University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, United States, (4)University of Louisiana at Lafayette, KATHLEEN BABINEAUX BLANCO PUBLIC POLICY CENTER, Lafayette, United States, (5)University of Louisiana at Lafayette, History, Lafayette, United States, (6)University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, United States
Communicating Multiple Climate Hazards to the Public in a Property-Specific Framework (1180998)
Edward Joseph Kearns1, Matthew Eby1, Jeremy Porter2, Michael Amodeo1 and Sara Chadwick1, (1)First Street Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, United States, (2)City University of New York -Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, New York, United States
Heat Factor: Developing an information product for communicating extreme heat risks across the United States (1182152)
Bradley Wilson1, Jeremy Porter2, Edward Joseph Kearns1, Evelyn Shu1, Mark Bauer1, Mariah Pope1 and First Street Foundation Data Science Team, (1)First Street Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, United States, (2)City University of New York -Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, New York, United States
Enabling Actionable Insights of Climate & Water Risk to the Bulk Power System Through an Interactive Visualization Tool (1182560)
Nicholas Gilroy1, Paul Susmarski1, Ariel Miara2, Fabio Corsi3, Daniel Vignoles4, Nicole D Jackson5,6, Henriette I. Jager7, Nalini S. Rao8, Charles J. Vörösmarty9, Marty Schwarz1, Jordan Macknick10 and Stuart Cohen11, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, United States, (2)CUNY Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, Environmental Sciences Initiative, New York, NY, United States, (3)CUNY City College of New York, New York, NY, United States, (4)CUNY AAdvanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, Environmental Sciences Initiative, New York, United States, (5)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Urbana, IL, United States, (6)Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States, (7)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, (8)Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, United States, (9)CUNY City College of New York, Civil Engineering, New York, NY, United States, (10)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States, (11)National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Golden, CO, United States
What Factors Drive Public Attitudes towards Energy Transition? A Case Study in Illinois, Texas, and Vermont (1198927)
Amina B Naliaka, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, School of Earth Systems and Sustainability, Carbondale, IL, United States and Ruopu Li, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, United States
