Abstract
The aim of this study was to find links between extreme
weather events and the regional vulnerability of
transportation in Europe. The same meteorological
phenomenon has different impacts on societies due to
their geographic or climatic locations, topography,
geological environment as well as social and
technological vulnerability. This fact directed us to
approach the question of 'extreme weather event' by using
local and nationwide media reports as empirical material.
Implicitly, media reports also reflect weather events
that are relevant from the society's viewpoint.
There are several definitions of the concept 'extreme
weather event', mainly determined on contextual grounds
and mostly through a meteorological or societal frame. In
our study, we use the term 'extreme event' to describe
the severe weather event that cause extensive impacts on
transportation network in European countries. We focused
on atmospheric-originated phenomena and their impacts and
excluded from our definition the severe events which can
be regarded climatologic, such as global warming, as well
as natural disasters (volcano eruptions, tsunamis etc).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 7th European Conference on Severe Storms, ECSS 2013 |
| Publisher | European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL) |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
| Event | 7th European Conference on Severe Storms, ECSS2013 - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 3 Jun 2013 → 7 Jun 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th European Conference on Severe Storms, ECSS2013 |
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| Abbreviated title | ECSS 2013 |
| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Period | 3/06/13 → 7/06/13 |
Keywords
- extreme weather
- transport
- media analysis