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T79. Understanding Risk and Communicating Uncertainty to the Public

 
THE ANTHROPOCENE IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET
DIECCHIO, Richard J., Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, rdiecchi@gmu.edu
 
CALIFORNIA'S EARTHQUAKE ADVISORY PLAN: UNIQUE EXPERIENCE ISSUING UNCERTAIN EARTHQUAKE FORECASTS
ROELOFFS, Evelyn, U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, WA 98693, evelynr@usgs.gov and GOLTZ, James D., California Emergency Management Agency (retired), Pasadena, CA 91125
 
ESTIMATING AND COMMUNICATING UNCERTAINTY FOR A 3-D GEOLOGIC MAP IN EAST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS
KEEFER, Donald A., Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, dkeefer@illinois.edu
 
INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE U.S. PUBLIC ON CLIMATE AND GLOBAL CHANGE: A STRATEGY FOR COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, AND ENGAGEMENT
SUITER, Marilyn J., EHR Human Resource Development Div, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230, msuiter@nsf.gov, WOOD, Karen, Director's Office/Office of Communications, U.S. Geological Survey, 119 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, and WEI, Ming-Ying, NASA, Education and Public Outreach Programs, Washington, DC 20546-0001
 
GEOLOGY IN LICENSING NEW NUCLEAR POWER FACILITIES AT THE V.C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION (VCSNS) SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA, BY THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)
STIREWALT, Gerry L., U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T7F18, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Gerry.Stirewalt@nrc.gov and PLAZA-TOLEDO, Meralis, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T7F18, Rockville, MD 20555-0001
 
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION RESPONSE TO SEISMIC HAZARD AT OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES FOLLOWING EVENTS AT FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI
THOMPSON, Jenise-Marie H.1, BAUER, Laurel M.1, MUNSON, Clifford G.1, and STIREWALT, Gerry L.2, (1) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD 20854, Laurel.Bauer@nrc.gov, (2) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T7F18, Washington, DC 20555-0001
 
THE BATTLE TO COMMUNICATE CLIMATE CHANGE: LESSONS FROM THE FRONT LINES
MANN, M.E., Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, 523 Walker Building, University Park, PA 16802, mann@psu.edu
 
A BAYESIAN NETWORK APPROACH FOR ECOGEOMORPHOLOGICAL MODELING FACING UNCERTAINTY: A CROSS-COMPARISON OF PRISTINE AND IMPACTED WETLANDS
DAI, Heng1, CONVERTINO, Matteo2, LINKOV, Igor3, YE, Ming4, and COLLIER, Zachary3, (1) Computational Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, hd09@fsu.edu, (2) Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, University of Florida, 287 Frazier Rogers Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, (3) US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Concord, MA 01742, (4) Department of Scientific Computing, Florida State University, 489 Dirac Science Library, Tallahassee, FL 32306
 
BRIDGING THE VALUES GAP BETWEEN GEOSCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY MAKING IS HARD WORK
FLETCHER, Frank W., 4 Thompson Ct, Reedville, VA 22539, geologist@groundwatervirginia.org
 
NO WORRIES: DECISION-MAKER AND PUBLIC ATTITUDES ABOUT WATER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
COCKERILL, Kristan, Appalachian State University, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, ASU Box 32080, Boone, NC 28608, cockerillkm@appstate.edu, HALE, Robin, Appalachian State University, Department of Geography and Planning, ASU Box 32066, Boone, NC 28608, BADUREK, Christopher A., Department of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32066, Boone, NC 28608-2066, and GROOTHUIS, Peter, Economics, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32013, Boone, NC 28608
 
SEA-LEVEL RISE AND PUBLIC POLICY IN COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA
AMES, Dorothea V., RIGGS, Stanley R., CULVER, Stephen J., and MALLINSON, David J., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, amesd@ecu.edu
 
STUDENT-BASED MAPPING OF FIRE RISK AND FIREFIGHTING POTENTIAL
KELLEY, Daniel F., Natural and Social Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Firelands College, One University Drive, Huron, OH 44839, dfkelley@gmail.com, SUMRALL, Jonathan, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, 108 Hilbun Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762, and MAST, Will, Health and Sciences, Pikes Peak Community College, W-209, Box R13, Rampart Range, 11195 Highway 83, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
 
AN EXPEDITION TO THE CAPITOL: WORKING WITH LAWMAKERS TO ENSURE LEGISLATION INCORPORATES THE GEOSCIENCE PERSPECTIVE
PHILLIPS, Michael A., Natural Sciences, Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave, Oglesby, IL 61348-9692, mike_phillips@ivcc.edu
 
COMMUNICATING UNCERTAINTY IN CLIMATE SCIENCES: PERSPECTIVE FROM THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
SHEPHERD, J. Marshall, Department of Geography/Atmospheric Sciences, University of Georgia, GG Building, Room 107, Athens, GA 30602, marshgeo@gmail.com
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