Session 13A Connecting Social Science and Risk Communication to Societal Impacts

Thursday, 16 January 2025: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
345 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
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Presentations in this section highlight social science methodologies and findings that are relevant to high-impact weather events, hazards, and risk.

Papers:
8:30 AM
13A.1
So, Will it Storm? - Understanding Public Knowledge and Interpretation of Extended Range Severe Weather Forecasts
Benjamin Jacob Fellman, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK; Institute for Public Policy, Research and Analysis (IPPRA), Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. R. Ernst, Z. Rosen, M. Krocak, and J. T. Ripberger

8:45 AM
13A.2
A Framework for Integrating Decision-Making and Societal Outcomes: Beyond Risk Communication
Stan Rhodes, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Fort Collins, CO; and J. E. Adkins and J. R. Fooks

9:00 AM
13A.3
The Changing Weather Information Landscape: Observations, Projections, and Thoughts About the Future
Makenzie Krocak, NOAA, Norman, OK; and J. Ripberger, K. L. Berry, C. Silva, and H. Jenkins-Smith

9:15 AM
13A.4
Assessing Public Information Needs Leading Up to Severe Weather Events
Emily Elease Allen, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA; and M. Krocak

9:30 AM
13A.5
Examining Nocturnal Hazard Risk Perception and Protective Decision-Making in the Southeast
Jennifer First, Universtiy of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO; and K. N. Ellis, S. Lee, C. Brantley, and J. B. Houston

9:45 AM
13A.6
Tornado Warnings, Lead Times, and Death
Rumer Chatwin, NSF, Highlands Ranch, CO; and H. E. Brooks and K. Klockow McClain

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