United States of America

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This report explores the opportunities and solutions for reducing the financial, human, and resource costs that wildfires pose to communities throughout Montana.
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This study reports strong and increasing correlations between temperature and CO2 levels, and with the economic cost of disasters in the US.
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This study aims to evaluate the variability in the model simulations caused by the cross-sectional orientations in using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) for flood modelling.
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​​​​​​​This paper investigated the change in sequential tropical cyclones hazards using both historical observations and climate simulations. It finds that the chance of sequential TC hazards has been increasing over the past decades at many US locations.
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The Roadmap articulates a comprehensive set of policy solutions, establishing the architecture to better organize conversations among partners and policymakers.
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This study used extreme value theory to estimate the impact of tornado outbreaks on fatalities while accounting for climate and demographic factors.
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This study investigates the sensitivity of the Calcasieu Lake estuarine region to channel deepening in southwest Louisiana in the USA.
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This study test the ability of negative binomial regression models to predict tornado-induced injuries and fatalities by coupling data on physical characteristics of tornadoes, exposure of populations, and underlying social vulnerability.

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