Social and Behavioral Influences on Weather-Driven Decisions

Our team from Arizona State University, East Carolina University, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Oklahoma explored the major influences on EM decisions in complex social networks and collaborated with National Weather Service entities including the Storm Prediction Center, Central Region Headquarters, and the Tulsa WFO. We used efficient agile approaches to highlight significant issues that inhibit the understanding of risk and the employment of good risk management practices. This project is organized around the National Research Council’s Risk Paradigm that connects hazards to personal and institutional risk management. Influences manifest themselves in a disruption of the risk connections. 2015 NWS (National Weather Service) OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) WPO (Weather Program Office) Submitted Public Domain 1931