Communication of emergency public warnings: A social science perspective and state-of-the-art assessment

Mileti, Dennis S.; Sorensen, John H.

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“…Therefore, the need exists to further examine the public's perception of current wind-specific products and their willingness to react to these alerts. When evaluating a threat, an individual's risk perception and willingness to take protective action often begins by evaluating environmental and social cues (Mileti and Sorensen 1990;Lindell and Perry 2012). Because nonconvective wind events often lack environmental cues present during convective events (e.g., ominous clouds, thunder, etc.…”

Section: Nwa Journal Of Operational Meteorologymentioning

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Throwing Caution to the Wind: National Weather Service Wind Products as Perceived by a Weather-Salient Sample

Williams¹,

Miller²,

Black³

et al. 2017

J. Operational Meteor.

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Weather products generated by the National Weather Service (NWS) are crucial for communicating information about weather events. However, it is unclear if the public understands those that exclusively involve wind terminology or the risk posed by nonconvective wind events. To further investigate these questions, we surveyed 373 members of the public from Georgia and Virginia who regularly obtain weather information from two weather blogs in each of the states. Participants completed an online survey designed to evaluate their familiarity with NWS wind products (high wind warning and wind advisory), perceived wind speed thresholds associated with these products, willingness to change plans based on these products, and finally, "weather salience"-the importance participants place on weather information.It was found that our participants scored higher on the weather salience measure compared to previous studies that examined the general public. In both states, these weather-attentive individuals defined high wind warnings (57.5%) and wind advisories (31.8%) in terms of impacts to their daily lives. Respondents also reported that they would be more likely to alter their plans for a high wind watch compared to a wind advisory, providing evidence of a spectrum of understanding about the NWS wind products. Although various NWS initiatives are currently experimenting with the watch/warning/advisory system and impact-based messaging, this study identifies the need to continue and expand this line of research to include all weather hazards (those convective and nonconvective in nature). ABSTRACT (Manuscript

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Section: Nwa Journal Of Operational Meteorologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Throwing Caution to the Wind: National Weather Service Wind Products as Perceived by a Weather-Salient Sample

Williams¹,

Miller²,

Black³

et al. 2017

J. Operational Meteor.

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“…This need of confirmation has been identified by several authors (Mileti and Sorensen, 1990;Sorensen, 2000;O'Sullivan et al, 2012). Parker et al (2009) made a comparison of several studies on the behaviour model across Europe.…”

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“…It includes three components (Mileti and Sorensen, 1990): the detection system (collection and analysis of information, flood forecasting), the management system (composed of national and local emergency management officials) and the response system (transmission and reception of warnings to the population concerned). This last point appears the most complex because its effectiveness depends on the behaviour of populations.…”

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Assessment of the warning system against floods on a rural area: the case of the lower Siret River (Romania)

Salit

Zaharia

Beltrando

2013

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. The development of non-structural measures such as an early warning system, across the Europe, in flood risk management, requires a better understanding of the public involved and of the territory threatened. This paper aims to conduct an assessment of early warning and information to people with an analysis of the population's behaviour, presented in a form of an event tree. The objective is to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the warning system during a deadly flood in the lower Siret River (Romania) in 2005 and to demonstrate that each warning system has to be adapted to the territory in which it is effective. The behavioural model aims to determine to what extent the warning system can be improved but also to suggest ways to adapt risk education to the study area.

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“…For an alarm message the incident or more specific the hazard source is the starting point. Mileti & Sorensen (1990) classify 14 different disaster types into three main sources: natural (geological or climatological), technology and social disasters. Countries prepare for various hazard sources which differ based on the chosen level of detail.…”

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Design for Safety: A New Service for Alarming and Informing the Population in Case of Emergency

Jagtman

2013

Infranomics

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Communication of emergency public warnings: A social science perspective and state-of-the-art assessment

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Cited by 377 publications

References 64 publications

Throwing Caution to the Wind: National Weather Service Wind Products as Perceived by a Weather-Salient Sample

Throwing Caution to the Wind: National Weather Service Wind Products as Perceived by a Weather-Salient Sample

Assessment of the warning system against floods on a rural area: the case of the lower Siret River (Romania)

Design for Safety: A New Service for Alarming and Informing the Population in Case of Emergency

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