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Damages Associated with Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (ERO) and Missed Flash Floods

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WILLIAMSON, ASH, MULLENS – Damages Associated with Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (ERO) and Missed Flash Floods Meirah Williamson, Kevin Ash, Michael Erickson, Esther Mullens Article first published online: 13 March 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-22-0035.1 ABSTRACT: Flash flooding is the most damaging and deadly type of flooding event in the continental United States (CONUS), and one of the […]

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UFGeog at AAG 2021

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The UF Geography Department is sending a large (virtual) contingent to Seattle for the 2021 meeting of the American Association of Geographers Find out where you can see a GeoGator present their research below: Panelist Joel Correia Panel title: Querying nature, colonialism and decolonialism Date & Time: April 7, 8:00am-9:15am Talk Presentation Session title: Roads, […]

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Geography Colloquium: Masters Student Posters

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Speakers: Meirah Williamson, “Damages Associated with Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (EROs) and Missed Flash Floods” Holli Capps, “Spatial and Temporal Variability in the Characteristics of Extreme Daily Rainfalls in Ghana“ Christopher Williams, “People, Places, and Risk Perceptions: Tornado Sheltering during the COVID-19 Pandemic” Tierney Shimansky, “The Effects of Governance Type and Scale on Community Conservation in […]

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Meet the Geographer: Meirah Williamson

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Meirah Williamson Pronouns: she/her University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Esther Mullens Focus Area: GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques Earth System Science Global Environmental and Social Change Research Statement: My research interests broadly lie at the intersection of extreme weather and society. My current research with Dr. Esther Mullens examines Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (EROs), which are probabilistic […]

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Meirah Williamson

meirahwilliamson@ufl.com @meirahwil State of Origin: Wisconsin Degree Program: M.S. Entered Program: Fall 2019 Expected Graduation: Spring 2021 Dissertation Topic: Verifying Excessive Rainfall Outlooks in the Southern United States through Analysis of Rainfall, Impacts, and Damages Research Statement: My research interests include extreme precipitation, precipitation variability, climate dynamics, and climate and weather impacts on infrastructure and vulnerable populations. […]

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