Using fine-scale climate process, we investigated the relationship between extreme surface water runoff and property damages caused by flood in the U.S. Special attention was paid to disentangle effects of extreme weather and social wealth accumulation. We find it is still premature to claim that extreme weather events becomes more destructive due to anthropological climate change, if take into...

The focus of haze prevention is how to solve the relationship between social and economic development and the haze prevention. In the current situation where environmental pollution becomes increasingly worse, China needs to enhance the effectiveness of preventing and treating hazy weather. The article first introduces the characteristics of Chinese hazy weather, including a wide range, long du...

The first World Weather Open Science Conference (WWOSC, held from 17-21 August 2014 in Montreal, Québec), provided an open forum where the experience and perspective of a variety of weather information providers and users was combined with the latest application advances in social sciences. A special session devoted to health focused on how best the most recent weather information and communica...

Climate change, combined with an expanding risk universe, has led to a significant rise in the frequency and amount of claims paid by insurers and reinsurers over the past three decades. Major 21 century challenges, such as adapting to climate change, food security, and the development of renewable energy, have turned the spotlight on the ties that bind man to his environment. At the end of the...