Extreme weather events in northeastern New Brunswick (Canada) for the period 1950–2012: Comparison of newspaper archive and weather station data

Mallet, Julie; Fortin, Guillaume; Germain, Daniel

doi:10.1111/cag.12411

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“…In the context of global warming, changes in weather and climate events such as flooding are expected all over the globe (Mallet et al, 2018). South Africa is classified as a water-stressed country, with an average annual rainfall of around 500 mm, which is less than 60% of the world average (Mukheibir, 2007).…”

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The impact of climate change on the Mpumalanga Provincial Archives and records management activities

Netshakhuma

2021

RMJ

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of climate change on South Africa’s Mpumalanga Provincial Archives (MPA) and related records management activities. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research approach/method was used to collect data from the source, including purposive sampling and expert knowledge solicited through semi-structured interviews. A review was undertaken to source climate data and related archival sector literature. Findings Recent extreme weather events in Mpumalanga seem to bear out climate change projections. The current absence of relevant strategies and plans implies that the MPA and provincial departments are not yet prepared for emergencies. The lack of a plan, an implementation strategy and related training may increase the impact of disasters on the provincial archives’ environment. Without disaster plans and robust preparedness, the question of how the MPA is going to preserve archives for future generations is raised. In addition, due to a lack of guidance for registry staff, appraisal is not allowing for identification and processing of archival materials, so combined with a lack of disaster management strategies and plans contributes to the loss of archives. Research limitations/implications This research is limited to the MPA; however, the findings may be extended to other South Africa provincial archives and parts of the world experiencing similar issues. Practical implications When archivists accept holdings into their repositories, they take the responsibility for their archival custody. But, these efforts may come to nothing if the archives are lost. Disaster management is the key to the protection of the archives. This study evaluated the present and future consequences of climate change impacts by assessing the risk to Mpumalanga archives by climate change-related floods. Social implications There is a need to conduct similar research on a larger scale so as to explore the impact of climate change in other provincial archives to provide a wider context of the problem within South Africa. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature on the impact of climate change on archives. The results achieved should be seen as a first step towards identification of the issue.

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The impact of climate change on the Mpumalanga Provincial Archives and records management activities

Netshakhuma

2021

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“…Southern NB has a temperate climate and the pluvio‐thermal characteristics are mostly affected by influxes of moist Atlantic air that moderate climatic extremes. In contrast, the northern part has a continental climate with long periods of snow cover in the winter due to the cold continental air flow (Sabine et al, ; El‐Jabi et al, ; Mallet et al, ).…”

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“…The Digital Elevation Model ranges between 0 and 900 m asl climatic extremes. In contrast, the northern part has a continental climate with long periods of snow cover in the winter due to the cold continental air flow (Sabine et al, 2002;El-Jabi et al, 2016;Mallet et al, 2017).…”

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A quality control approach to better characterize the spatial distribution of snow depth over New Brunswick, Canada

Baronetti

Fratianni

Acquaotta

et al. 2019

Intl Journal of Climatology

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The aim of this work is to develop, from a high‐resolution climate analysis, a quality control standard methodology applied to manual snow cover (HS) series managed by the Snow Survey Database in New Brunswick (Canada). The database collected snow depth data biweekly starting at the end of January until the end of April. A 30‐year (1981–2010) analysis of 60 weather stations belonging to two independent meteorological networks was performed. A quality control of the climatic series was performed to evaluate the homogeneity. Three snow depth climatic areas were defined by means of two geostatistical methods (Kriging and Cluster analyses) applied on monthly snow depth, precipitation and temperature data series. Then, for each cluster, the climatological thresholds that characterize a snow fall event during the cold months were detected. Subsequently, a quality control on the daily snow depth series recorded during the January to April period was performed. For each daily series, outlier values were identified by checking both the sudden day‐to‐day changes and extreme thresholds (95th percentile). The quality control was then carried out to the manual series and the observed doubtful events were compared with the snow depth values recorded in the nearby stations. The results show that for the daily snow depth series, the highest number of suspect events was recorded during the months of March and April, and the analysis also shows that there are rain‐on‐snow events. As for the manual records, questionable snow depth errors randomly distributed in the series were highlighted. Finally, in order to improve the spatial distribution of stations located in the Canadian territory, the results give evidence that, thanks to the high‐resolution climatic analysis, the proposed approach provides all the benchmarks required to conduct a quality control of snow depth series in absence of other auxiliary variables.

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“…En la ciencia geográfica en general y en la climatología en particular, los documentos antiguos (como diarios y periódicos) han demostrado ser una fuente eficiente a la hora de realizar reconstrucciones climáticas históricas y funcionan como fuente de información ante bases de datos incompletas (Brázdil et al, 2005;Mallet et al, 2018). Estos documentos son respositorios de memoria colectiva respecto a la evolución de los eventos así como de la percepción social de los mismos (Llasat et al, 2009;Mallet et al, 2018;Rowe et al, 2000). Desde la Teoría Social del Riesgo, la prensa escrita es una fuente de interés para estudiar los escenarios físico-institucionales producto de los eventos estudiados, sus afectaciones, acciones tomadas y actores involucrados (Ortuño Cano et al, 2019).…”

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“…Asimismo, la revisión crítica en cuanto a la manera de abordar los desastres da cuenta de las estrategias de las comunidades afectadas frente a su ocurrencia, así como reconstruir los antecedentes de la vulnerabilidad (Rotger et al, 2018). Es por eso que numerosas investigaciones han utilizado a los periódicos como base de datos para estudiar fenómenos naturales que afectan a la población (Campo et al, 2011;Llasat et al, 2009;López & Gentili, 2021;Mallet et al, 2018;Moretto et al, 2018;Olcina Cantos, 2005;Ortuño Cano et al, 2019;Pezza & Ambrizzi, 2005;Romero Díaz & Pérez Morales, 2021;Rotger et al, 2018;Rowe et al, 2000).…”

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Olas de Frío y Calor en Bahía Blanca (Argentina): impactos en el ambiente urbano analizados a través de la prensa escrita local

Fernández

Buscarini²,

Pellejero³

et al. 2022

Geogr. digit.

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<p>El objetivo de la investigación fue identificar a través de la prensa escrita los impactos de las olas de calor [OC] y olas de frío [OF] ocurridas en Bahía Blanca durante el período 1961-2020 en el ambiente urbano, en términos de afectaciones, actores y acciones. El proceso metodológico consistió en dos etapas diferenciadas: la primera fue identificar las fechas de ocurrencia de OC y OF a partir de registros de temperaturas máximas y mínimas diarias provistos por el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional [SMN] y la segunda fue buscar, sistematizar y analizar la información de artículos periodísticos de un diario local correspondientes a las fechas de ocurrencia de los eventos. Se observó un aumento en la relevancia de las temáticas relacionadas con OC y OF en las últimas dos décadas de análisis. El impacto de OC en el ambiente urbano se asoció fundamentalmente al suministro energético y a la ocurrencia de incendios. Se propusieron medidas locales de desarrollo sostenible para disminuir la vulnerabilidad urbana ante OC.</p>

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Extreme weather events in northeastern New Brunswick (Canada) for the period 1950–2012: Comparison of newspaper archive and weather station data

Cited by 5 publications

References 34 publications

The impact of climate change on the Mpumalanga Provincial Archives and records management activities

The impact of climate change on the Mpumalanga Provincial Archives and records management activities

A quality control approach to better characterize the spatial distribution of snow depth over New Brunswick, Canada

Olas de Frío y Calor en Bahía Blanca (Argentina): impactos en el ambiente urbano analizados a través de la prensa escrita local

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