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As the Global temperature continues to rise, North, Central and South America have experienced numerous catastrophic weather related events. These include, heavy rainfall in Venezuela (1999, 2005), flooding in Argentina (2000), drought in the Brazilian Amazon (2005), Hailstorms in Greater Buenos Aires area and Bolivia (2002,2005) and hurricane Katrina in 2004. Fortunately British Columbia has not been exposed to as many catastrophic events but is still at risk to floods, heat waves, drought, infectious disease vectors, diarrhoel diseases, ground-level ozone and cold waves. These events have affected the tourism industry in many ways, but will only get worse with the rising frequency of these events. The issue at hand is not only the rising vulnerability of these catastrophic events but also the reduction of Glaciers in the Andean, costal and Rockies, which provide many communities with water. Once these rivers dry up, many of these rafting companies will have to close down because there business is built around the river. “As a

The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, issues more than 15,000 severe storm and tornado watches and warnings each year.

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The Main point of view in this article is how disasters like flooding and drought which are attributed to the changing climate are affecting some parts of the country. Weather forecasters issued flash flooding for the Deep South’s coastal areas while California is struggling with drought that has created trouble for the economy.

The intensity, frequency, and duration of North Atlantic hurricanes, as well as the frequency of category 4 and 5 hurricanes, have all increased since the early 1980s (Bell 2012). The increase in hurricanes can be linked to higher sea surface temperatures caused by multiple outside sources. Human induced emissions of heat-trapping gases and particulate pollution are two of the possible sources that are affecting the sea surface temperature. Humans are the main contributor contributing to climate change and global warming, but most seem not to care. Not only is the amount of hurricanes increasing, but heat waves are increasing and intensifying in some western parts of the country. Heat waves have become more frequent across The United States in recent decades. Western regions are setting records for numbers of heat waves and droughts in the 2000s. Data collected suggests that the droughts over the last decade in the West represent the driest conditions in the last 800 years (Vose 2005). With varying weather all over the country, the real estate market is beginning to be affected as well. Popular ski capitals will no longer have their icy slopes and eventually the popular beaches will be too hot to visit or will not have any beach left, causing drops in vacation rentals and permanent housing

The NOAA’s long term plan is to engage in six major areas. The first being continue in conduct experiments for understanding the natural process of weather. Second is to build models to predict the effects and outcomes that may affect the world. Third and Fourth are coherent being use new observing technology for data to feed the models, and develop new forecasting tools for improving weather services. To share information to public, federal, and academic partners, and to prepare scientific assessments to enhance the public's knowledge and to inform if any governmental actions need to happen.(Goldman)

St. Louis falls into the mellow midlatitude atmosphere gathering, and this is a district loaded with air mass complexities (Hess, 2011). These differentiations cause a mixture of unsettling influences in the air leaving St. Louis with an assortment of climate (Hess, 2011). The summers have a tendency to have more precipitation with the coastal stream and incessant convection (Hess, 2011). However winter can encounter rain and periodic snow due to midlatitude typhoons (Hess, 2011).

King County Washington is considered to have one of the most multi-layered innovative approaches to climate change (Hertsgaard, 2011). King County is unique. Its boundaries include 39 cities, with over 650,000 residents in Seattle alone, and over 250,000 residents in unincorporated King County; totaling in a combined population that exceeds 2 million (King County, 2015). King County is also unique because it’s SCAP addresses several issues including socioeconomic issues, environmental hazards, pollution, and commuting (Hertsgaard, 2011). Globally, the impacts of climate change continue to be felt and King County is no exception. As a result of climate change, King County has continued to experience hotter summers and overall warmer temperatures all year around, increased flooding, rising sea levels, water acidification,

The first driver is observed climate change impacts. In Canada, and in Ontario specifically, the ways in which the climate is changing are generally known to us. Shorter and warmer winters, earlier snow melts, increased extreme precipitation, and extreme heat events. These observed climate impacts and more frequent extreme weather events are proving to be very costly. The Insurance Bureau of Canada, for instance, reported that the value of total insurance claims related to weather events has increased 40 fold between 1983 and 2013 (Burgess, 2014). Impacts on the health and well-being of Canadians are also displayed beyond monetary costs and frequently involve displacement, injuries and loss of life (Lemmen & Warren, 2008). Without aggressive

Mitigation of weather related impacts are possible if the public/clients are kept informed with the most precise forecast so that the right decisions are made.

After a city has been struck by a storm or a natural disaster, governments have created different policies that help people during the aftermath of the storm. Climate change has had an impact on people’s lives through the years, and the Clean Air Act of 1970 was created in order to make the air that we breather cleaner, with newly enhanced technology (Obama). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has created the Clean Air Act in order to reduce greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide (“Federal Action on Climate”). Just like the Clean Air Act and the EPA, the Department of Defense (DOD) helps plan consequences of cClimate cChange, in order for better global security and research on global change (“Federal Action on Climate Change”). As a response

When you hear the words “climate change” what comes to mind? Probably weather and the changes. Many of us watch the news or use an app on our cellphones/electronic devices to keep an eye on the weather for the day, week, or even the month. But, there is actually a difference between weather and climate. Weather is actually “the changes we see and feel outside from day to day. It might rain one day and be sunny the next. Weather also changes from place to place” (Dunbar, 2014). Whereas “climate is the usual weather of a place. Climate can be different for different seasons. Different places can have different climates” (Dunbar, 2014). This paper will focus on the ins and outs of climate change, specifically focusing on what climate change

Chief factors of Irvine’s diverse population are the city’s geographic location, weather, and both the educational levels and socioeconomic statuses of its people. Above all, most people check the weather every day, which is an influential factor related to the city’s geographic location, particularly its proximity to the Pacific Ocean. The weather is such an important, and thus monitored, factor contributing to people’s daily lives, because great weather conditions can precipitate great living conditions and, in turn, attract diverse populations. By forecasting the weather every day, the news media company can inform viewers and listeners about daily weather changes and events. As an employee of this company in Irvine, I would integrate knowledge about diverse populations in daily weather forecasting services in order to educate the company and audiences alike. In sum, Irvine’s weather is a chief factor affecting its population’s daily lives, living conditions, and quality of life.

“Natural disasters have killed more than 600,000 people and left behind trillions of dollars in damages in the last two decades, the United Nations said Monday.” (Chan) Extreme weather has caused millions of casualties and extreme damages over the years, but lately there has been an increase in severe weather events. This is causing problems in the US, with the amount of tornadoes rising in tornado alley “Tennessee experienced a 67 percent increase in tornado activity in 1983-2013 compared to the 1954-1983 time period. Oklahoma experienced a nearly 35 percent decrease in tornadoes in 1983-2013 compared to 1954-1983.”

I reviewed a main paper on the usability of climate information in water agencies (Weather forecasts are for wimps: why water resource managers do not use climate forecasts, Rayner et al., 2005) and review analysis is shown in section 4.1. It is also worthy to review literature in more sectors like insurance companies as F advised.