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Resilience to Extreme Rainfall Starts with Science.
- Source :
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; Apr2021, Vol. 102 Issue 4, pE808-E813, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Intensification of extreme rainfall due to climate change means that federally published rainfall metrics such as the "100-yr storm" are outdated throughout much of the United States. Given their central role in a wide range of infrastructure designs and risk management decisions, updating these metrics to reflect recent and future changes is essential to protect communities. There have been considerable advances in recent years in data collection, statistical methods, and climate modeling that can now be brought to bear on the problem. Scientists must take a lead in this updating process, which should be open, inclusive, and leverage recent scientific advances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ATMOSPHERIC models
CLIMATE change
ACQUISITION of data
DECISION making
COMMUNITIES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00030007
- Volume :
- 102
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150097971
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0267.1