Three new weather impact articles by Stan Changnon
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Three manuscripts by Stan Changnon have recently been accepted for publication in scientific journals. (contact schangno@illinois.edu)
- "Characteristics of severe Atlantic Hurricanes in the U.S.: 1949-2006." (Natural Hazards). Hurricane losses are highest in the southeast and south areas of U.S. There were 79 hurricane catastrophes averaging losses of $127 million each. Storm losses have grown since 1990 reflecting effects of a changing climate and increased societal vulnerability in storm regions.
- "Assessment of Flood Losses in the U.S." (Journal of Contemporary Water Resources and Education). Floods causing >$1 million in damages were due to four conditions: widespread heavy rains, snow-melts, hurricanes, and thunderstorms. There were 531 costly floods during 1972-2006 with an average loss of $52 million per flood event. The incidence of floods due to convective storms shows an uptrend over the past 30 years.
- "Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Wind Storms in the U.S." (Climatic Change) The U.S. experiences 3 to 4 major windstorms each year, and each storm produces losses averaging $90 million. These windstorms cause 21 percent of all storm losses in the nation. Windstorms are most frequent on the West Coast and in the Midwest.