A new hail suppression project was started in Alberta 1996. Weather Modification Inc. (WMI) of Fargo, North Dakota awarded a five year contract by the Severe Management Society Calgary, to conduct cloud seeding reduce urban property damage from hail, particularly for Calgary and Red Deer areas. The operational program runs June 15th September15th. This is rather unique because it funded entirel...

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The subjects of ICTs adoption and e-Government services have been widely investigated by researchers. It is an indication of the significant roles that can be brought to individuals and societies by ICTs and e-Government. Enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of governmental services being delivered to citizens (G2C) is the ultimate goal. However, many groups within societies are considered to...

Background: Damaging Hydrogeological Events (DHEs) are severe weather periods during which floods, landslides, lightning, windstorms, hail or storm surges can harm people. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency/intensity of DHEs and, consequently, the potential harm to people. Method: We investigated the impacts of DHEs on people in Calabria (Italy) over 37 years (1980-2016). Data...

Mathematical expressions based on earlier ideas of the author are given to describe the three-dimensional surfaces of hexagonal ice crystals and conical graupel and hail particles. In the former class, the expressions closely parallel the expression for prolate spheroid but the cross section is transformed into a hexagon by an expression designed previously. A special transformation containing ...

During the growing season in the central United States, severe thunderstorms frequently occur and produce large hail that damages the underlying vegetation, often in agricultural areas. Satellite remote sensing provides a tool for identifying these damaged areas. Previous studies have used changes in the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) to identify and examine these areas of damage...

approved: Prasad Tadepalli Severe weather in the United States causes huge insured losses to crop and property frequently. It creates major impact and elicit diverse response in the weather insurance industry. Events like hail, storm, hurricane etc. are more likely to cause catastrophe losses. So it becomes crucial to collect and analyze these extreme weather information. Thus, weather data col...