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2026
Commentary Harmful anachronism: World Athletics reinstates gene testing to participate in women's competitions. British Journal of Sports Medicine 60(7): 497–499. Camporesi, S., S. M. Heffernan, P. Borry, et al. (incl. R. Pielke Jr. ). (2026) DOI · PDF
Commentary Integrity is needed in the regulation of transgender athletes and athletes with sex variations. British Journal of Sports Medicine 60(1): 4–5. Pape, M., A. Posbergh, S. Bekker, M. Donnelly, K. Hu, L. Olewinski, R. Pielke Jr. , Y. P. Pitsiladis, T. Thomas, E. Vilain, and A. G. Williams. (2026) DOI
Conference abstract Athletes with a difference of sex development (DSD) perform like women and not like men in track athletics events. Journal of Sports Sciences 44(sup1): 18. Fife, N., S. Gollish, R. Pielke Jr. , G. Stebbings, A. Williams, and S. Heffernan. (2026) DOI
Preprint What demographic prediction can and cannot achieve. SSRN 6771298. Lo Piano, S., M. Kuc-Czarnecka, R. Pielke Jr. , and A. Saltelli. (2026)
Preprint The economics of climate adaptation optimism. SocArXiv preprint. Burgess, M. G., P. T. Brown, M. E. Kahn, and R. Pielke Jr. (2026) DOI · PDF
2024
Bring digital twins back to Earth. WIREs Climate Change 15(6): e915. Saltelli, A., G. Gigerenzer, M. Hulme, K. V. Katsikopoulos, L. A. Melsen, G. P. Peters, R. Pielke Jr. , S. Robertson, A. Stirling, M. Tavoni, and A. Puy. (2024) DOI · PDF
Scientific integrity and U.S. "Billion Dollar Disasters." npj Natural Hazards 1: 12. Pielke Jr., R. (2024) DOI · PDF
Commentary The roots of public mistrust: Science, policy, and academic integrity. SAPIR, November. sapirjournal.org/university/2024/11/the-roots-of-public-mistrust-science-policy-academic-integrity/. Pielke Jr., R. (2024) PDF
Commentary Fair and safe eligibility criteria for women's sport: The proposed testing regime is not justified, ethical, or viable. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 34(11): e14753. Williams, A. G., S. M. Heffernan, A. J. Herbert, B. R. Hamilton, F. J. Sánchez, et al. (incl. R. Pielke Jr. ). (2024) DOI · PDF
2023
The politics of exclusion: Analyzing US state responses to interscholastic transgender athletes. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics: 1–22. Harris, S., S. Jedlicka, R. Pielke Jr. , and H. Ryan. (2023) DOI
How to avoid a local epidemic becoming a global pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120(10): e2220080120. Stenseth, N. C., R. Schlatte, X. Liu, R. Pielke Jr. , R. Li, B. Chen, O. N. Bjørnstad, D. Kusnezov, G. F. Gao, C. Fraser, J. D. Whittington, et al. (2023) DOI · PDF
Improve how science advice is provided to governments by learning from "experts in expert advice." PLoS Biology 21(2): e3002004. Pielke Jr., R. (2023) DOI · PDF
Reply Reply to Ekström and Ottersen: Real-time access to data during outbreaks is a key to avoid a local epidemic becoming a global pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120(40): e2312649120. Stenseth, N. C., R. Schlatte, X. Liu, R. Pielke Jr. , B. Chen, O. N. Bjørnstad, D. Kusnezov, G. F. Gao, C. Fraser, J. D. Whittington, P. Gong, D. Guan, and E. B. Johnsen. (2023) DOI · PDF
Commentary Scenario plausibility. IEEJ Energy Journal, Special Issue, January. Pielke Jr., R. (2023)
2021
Distorting the view of our climate future: The misuse and abuse of climate pathways and scenarios. Energy Research & Social Science 72: 101890. Pielke Jr., R. , and J. Ritchie. (2021) DOI
IPCC baseline scenarios have over-projected CO2 emissions and economic growth. Environmental Research Letters 16(1): 014016. Burgess, M. G., J. Ritchie, J. Shapland, and R. Pielke Jr. (2021) DOI · PDF
Sport research and the policy movement. European Journal for Sport and Society 18(2): 135–152. Pielke Jr., R. , and S. Harris. (2021) DOI
Economic "normalisation" of disaster losses 1998–2020: A literature review and assessment. Environmental Hazards 20(2): 93–111. Pielke Jr., R. (2021) DOI
Commentary How climate scenarios lost touch with reality. Issues in Science and Technology 37(4): 74–83. Pielke Jr., R. , and J. Ritchie. (2021) PDF
Commentary The scenario plausibility vacuum. IEEJ Energy Journal, Special Issue: 39–42. Pielke Jr., R. (2021)
Preprint Optimistically biased economic growth forecasts and negatively skewed annual variation. SocArXiv. Burgess, M. G., R. E. Langendorf, T. Ippolito, and R. Pielke Jr. (2021) DOI · PDF
2020
Commentary A "sedative" for science policy. Issues in Science and Technology 37(1). issues.org/endless-frontier-sedative-for-science-policy-pielke/. Pielke Jr., R. (2020) PDF
Commentary Five ways to ensure that models serve society: A manifesto. Nature 582: 482–484. Saltelli, A., et al. (incl. R. Pielke Jr. ). (2020) DOI · PDF
Reply Reply to: Improving normalized hurricane damages. Nature Sustainability 3. Pielke Jr., R. , D. Collins, R. Crompton, P. Klotzbach, R. Musulin, and J. Weinkle. (2020) DOI
Commentary Memo for President Biden: Five steps to getting more from science. Nature 587: 546–547. Pielke Jr., R. , and N. Lane. (2020) DOI
Preprint Catastrophes of the 21st century. SSRN. Pielke Jr., R. (2020)
Preprint Systemic misuse of scenarios in climate research and assessment. SSRN. Pielke Jr., R. , and J. Ritchie. (2020) DOI
2019
Normalised insurance losses from Australian natural disasters: 1966–2017. Environmental Hazards 18(5): 414–433. McAneney, J., B. Sandercock, R. Crompton, T. Mortlock, R. Musulin, R. Pielke Jr. , and A. Gissing. (2019) DOI
An evaluation of the governance of US national governing bodies for Olympic sport. European Sport Management Quarterly. Pielke Jr., R. , S. Harris, J. Adler, S. Sutherland, R. Houser, and J. McCabe. (2019) DOI
Scientific integrity and anti-doping regulation. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. Pielke Jr., R. , and E. Boye. (2019) DOI
From Green Revolution to green evolution: A critique of the political myth of averted famine. Minerva. Pielke Jr., R. , and B.-O. Linnér. (2019) DOI
Scientific integrity and the IAAF testosterone regulations. International Sports Law Journal. Pielke Jr., R. , R. Tucker, and E. Boye. (2019) DOI · PDF
Tracking progress on the economic costs of disasters under the indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals. Environmental Hazards 18(1): 1–6. Pielke Jr., R. (2019) DOI
Commentary Caster Semenya ruling: Sports federation is flouting ethics rules. Nature. Pielke Jr., R. (2019) DOI
Commentary Science, sport, sex, and the case of Caster Semenya. Issues in Science and Technology 36(1). Pielke Jr., R. , and M. Pape. (2019) PDF
Reply Response to Briggle. Issues in Science and Technology, Winter. issues.org/forum-41/. Pielke Jr., R. (2019)
Commentary Seven things everyone should know about climate policy. IEEJ Energy Journal, Special Issue: 40–46. Pielke Jr., R. (2019)
Preprint After peak football: Trends in and scenarios for the future of America's most popular sport. SportRxiv. Pielke Jr., R. (2019) DOI
2018
Normalized hurricane damage in the continental United States 1900–2017. Nature Sustainability 1: 808–813. Weinkle, J., C. Landsea, D. Collins, R. Musulin, R. P. Crompton, P. J. Klotzbach, and R. Pielke Jr. (2018) DOI
Continental U.S. hurricane landfall frequency and associated damage: Observations and future risks. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 99(7): 1359–1376. Klotzbach, P. J., S. G. Bowen, R. Pielke Jr. , and M. Bell. (2018) PDF
Commentary Opening up the climate policy envelope. Issues in Science and Technology 34(4): 30–36. Pielke Jr., R. (2018)
Commentary Assessing doping prevalence is possible. So what are we waiting for? Sports Medicine 48: 207–209. Pielke Jr., R. (2018) DOI · PDF
2016
Commentary Tracking climate progress: A guide for policy makers and the informed public. IEEJ Energy Journal, 50th Anniversary Special Issue, Mapping the Energy Future: 50–53. Pielke Jr., R. (2016) PDF
2015
Commentary Gather data to reveal true extent of doping in sport. Nature 517: 529. Pielke Jr., R. (2015) DOI
Preprint Assumptions of spontaneous decarbonization in the IPCC AR5 baseline scenarios. Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, CIRES/University of Colorado. Stevenson, S., and R. Pielke Jr. (2015)
2011
An evaluation of the targets and timetables of proposed Australian emissions reduction policies. Environmental Science & Policy 14: 20–27. Pielke Jr., R. (2011) DOI · PDF
Emergence timescales for detection of anthropogenic climate change in US tropical cyclone loss data. Environmental Research Letters 6(1): 014003. Crompton, R. P., R. Pielke Jr. , and K. J. McAneney. (2011) DOI · PDF
Improving conveyance of uncertainties in the findings of the IPCC. Climatic Change. Jonassen, R., and R. Pielke Jr. (2011) DOI · PDF
A democracy paradox in studies of science and technology. Science, Technology, & Human Values 36: 474–496. Lövbrand, E., R. Pielke Jr. , and S. Beck. (2011) DOI · PDF
Effective media reporting of sea level rise projections: 1989–2009. Environmental Research Letters 6(1): 014004. Rick, U. K., M. T. Boykoff, and R. Pielke Jr. (2011) DOI · PDF
Regional climate services illustrated with experiences from Northern Europe. Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht 34(1): 1–15. von Storch, H., I. Meinke, N. Stehr, B. Ratter, W. Krauss, R. Pielke Jr. , R. Grundmann, M. Reckermann, and R. Weisse. (2011)
Reply Reply to the Nicholls (2011) comment on Crompton et al. (2010). Weather, Climate, and Society 3: 63–66. Crompton, R. P., K. J. McAneney, K. Chen, R. Pielke Jr. , and K. Haynes. (2011) DOI · PDF
Commentary John Marburger (1941–2011). Nature 476: 284. Pielke Jr., R. (2011) DOI
Commentary John H. "Jack" Marburger, 1941–2011. Policy Sciences 44(3): 207. Pielke Jr., R. (2011) DOI
Commentary The myth of objective scientists. Issues in Science and Technology 27(2): 94. Pielke Jr., R. (2011)
Letter Challenging convention. Nature Climate Change 1: 70. Pielke Jr., R. (2011) DOI · PDF
Letter Shuttle programme lifetime cost. Nature 472: 38. Pielke Jr., R. , and R. Byerly Jr. (2011) PDF
Letter Science-policy interface: Beyond assessments. Science 333: 697. Hulme, M., M. Mahony, S. Beck, et al. (incl. R. Pielke Jr. ). (2011) DOI · PDF
Letter China's green policy has some way to go. Nature 471: 255–256. Pielke Jr., R. (2011)
2010
Influence of location, population, and climate on building damage and fatalities due to Australian bushfire: 1925–2009. Weather, Climate, and Society 2: 300–310. Crompton, R. P., K. J. McAneney, K. Chen, R. Pielke Jr. , and K. Haynes. (2010) DOI · PDF
Commentary The carbon economy and climate mitigation: An editorial essay. WIREs Climate Change 1(6): 770–772. Pielke Jr., R. (2010) DOI
2009
Mamizu climate policy: An evaluation of Japanese carbon emissions reduction targets. Environmental Research Letters 4. Pielke Jr., R. (2009) DOI · PDF
United States hurricane landfalls and damages: Can one- to five-year predictions beat climatology? Environmental Hazards 8: 187–200. Pielke Jr., R. (2009) DOI · PDF
The British Climate Change Act: A critical evaluation and proposed alternative approach. Environmental Research Letters 4. Pielke Jr., R. (2009) DOI · PDF
An idealized assessment of the economics of air capture of carbon dioxide in mitigation policy. Environmental Science & Policy 12: 216–225. Pielke Jr., R. (2009) DOI · PDF
The rise and fall of the Science Advisor to the President of the United States. Minerva 47. Pielke Jr., R. , and R. Klein. (2009) DOI · PDF
An alternative explanation for differential temperature trends at the surface and in the lower troposphere. Journal of Geophysical Research 114: D21102. Klotzbach, P. J., R. A. Pielke Sr., R. Pielke Jr. , J. R. Christy, and R. T. McNider. (2009) DOI · PDF
Normalized earthquake damage and fatalities in the United States: 1900–2005. Natural Hazards Review 10(3): 84–101. Vranes, K., and R. Pielke Jr. (2009) DOI · PDF
Commentary Do we need better predictions to adapt to a changing climate? Eos 90(13): 111–112. Dessai, S., M. Hulme, R. Lempert, and R. Pielke Jr. (2009) DOI · PDF
Commentary Keeping prediction in perspective. Nature Reports Climate Change, 29 October. Hulme, M., R. Pielke Jr. , and S. Dessai. (2009) DOI · PDF
Letter Decarbonization figures for India and China unconvincing. Nature 462. Pielke Jr., R. (2009) PDF
Letter The nonscientist science adviser. Science 323: 1010. Pielke Jr., R. (2009)
Letter Air capture update. Nature Geoscience 2: 811. Pielke Jr., R. (2009)
2008
Normalized hurricane damages in the United States: 1900–2005. Natural Hazards Review 9(1): 29–42. Pielke Jr., R. , J. Gratz, C. W. Landsea, D. Collins, M. Saunders, and R. Musulin. (2008) DOI · PDF
Commentary Dangerous assumptions. Nature 452: 531–532. Pielke Jr., R. , T. Wigley, and C. Green. (2008) DOI · PDF
Commentary Climate predictions and observations. Nature Geoscience 1: 206. Pielke Jr., R. (2008) DOI · PDF
Commentary Weather-related losses in the built environment: Societal change and climate change. Real Estate Issues 33(3): 9–14. Pielke Jr., R. (2008)
2007
The case for a sustainable climate policy: Why costs and benefits must be temporally balanced. University of Pennsylvania Law Review 155: 1843–1857. Pielke Jr., R. (2007) PDF
Mistreatment of the economic impacts of extreme events in the Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change. Global Environmental Change 17: 302–310. Pielke Jr., R. (2007) DOI · PDF
Future economic damage from tropical cyclones: Sensitivities to societal and climate changes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 365(1860): 2717–2729. Pielke Jr., R. (2007) DOI · PDF
The neglected heart of science policy: Reconciling supply of and demand for science. Environmental Science & Policy 10: 5–16. Sarewitz, D., and R. Pielke Jr. (2007) DOI · PDF
Commentary Who has the ear of the president? Nature 450: 347–348. Pielke Jr., R. (2007) DOI · PDF
Commentary Lifting the taboo on adaptation. Nature 445: 597–598. Pielke Jr., R. , G. Prins, S. Rayner, and D. Sarewitz. (2007) DOI · PDF
Commentary Confronting disaster losses. Science 318: 753. Bouwer, L. M., R. P. Crompton, E. Faust, P. Höppe, and R. Pielke Jr. (2007) DOI · PDF
2006
Disasters, death, and destruction: Making sense of recent calamities. Oceanography 19(2): 138–147. Pielke Jr., R. (2006) DOI · PDF
Reply Reply to "Hurricanes and global warming: Potential linkages and consequences." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 87: 628–631. Pielke Jr., R. , C. W. Landsea, M. Mayfield, J. Laver, and R. Pasch. (2006) DOI · PDF
Commentary La climatologia fra scienza e politica (in Italian). Limes, Quaderni speciali ("Tutti giù per terra"): 133. Pielke Sr., R. A., and R. Pielke Jr. (2006)
2005
Misdefining "climate change": Consequences for science and action. Environmental Science & Policy 8: 548–561. Pielke Jr., R. (2005) DOI · PDF
What future for the policy sciences? Policy Sciences 37: 209–225. Pielke Jr., R. (2005) DOI · PDF
Hurricanes and global warming. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 86: 1571–1575. Pielke Jr., R. , C. Landsea, M. Mayfield, J. Laver, and R. Pasch. (2005) DOI · PDF
How accurate are disaster loss data? The case of U.S. flood damage. Natural Hazards 35: 211–228. Downton, M. W., and R. Pielke Jr. (2005) DOI · PDF
Reanalysis of U.S. National Weather Service flood loss database. Natural Hazards Review 6: 13–22. Downton, M. W., J. Z. B. Miller, and R. Pielke Jr. (2005) DOI · PDF
Distinguishing tropical cyclone-related flooding in U.S. Presidential disaster declarations: 1964–1997. Natural Hazards Review 6: 55–59. Pielke Jr., R. , and R. Klein. (2005) DOI
Bringing society back into the climate debate. Population and Environment 26: 255–268. Pielke Jr., R. , and D. Sarewitz. (2005) DOI · PDF
Reply Rejoinder to commentaries on "What future for the policy sciences?" Policy Sciences 37: 255–258. Pielke Jr., R. (2005) PDF
Reply Clarifying the attribution of recent disaster losses: A response to Epstein and McCarthy. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 86: 1481–1483. Pielke Jr., R. , S. Agrawala, L. Bouwer, I. Burton, S. Changnon, M. Glantz, W. Hooke, R. Klein, K. Kunkel, D. Mileti, D. Sarewitz, E. Tompkins, N. Stehr, and H. von Storch. (2005) DOI · PDF
Reply Are there trends in hurricane destruction? Nature 438: E11. Pielke Jr., R. (2005) DOI
Reply Response to Lövbrand and Öberg. Environmental Science & Policy 8(2): 199–200. Sarewitz, D., and R. Pielke Jr. (2005)
Reply Reply to comments on "Understanding user decision making and the value of improved precipitation forecasts." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 86(10): 1487–1488. Stewart, T. R., R. Pielke Jr. , and R. Nath. (2005)
Letter Attribution of disaster losses. Science 310: 1615 (correction published 27 January 2006). Pielke Jr., R. (2005) PDF
Letter Consensus about climate change? Science 308: 952–953. Pielke Jr., R. (2005)
2004
When scientists politicize science: Making sense of controversy over The Skeptical Environmentalist. Environmental Science & Policy 7: 405–417. Pielke Jr., R. (2004) DOI · PDF
Understanding user decision making and the value of improved precipitation forecasts: Lessons from a case study. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 85: 223–235. Stewart, T. R., R. Pielke Jr. , and R. Nath. (2004) DOI
The societal, social, and economic impacts of the World Weather Research Programme Sydney 2000 Forecast Demonstration Project (WWRP S2000 FDP). Weather and Forecasting 19: 168–178. Anderson-Berry, L., T. Keenan, J. Bally, R. Pielke Jr. , R. Leigh, and D. King. (2004) DOI
Commentary What is climate change? Issues in Science and Technology 20(4): 31–34. Pielke Jr., R. (2004)
Commentary Editors' introduction. Environmental Science & Policy 7(5): 355–356. Pielke Jr., R. , and S. Rayner. (2004)
2003
The supply of and demand for atmospheric sciences professionals. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 84: 170–173. Pielke Jr., R. (2003) PDF
Best practices in prediction for decision-making: Lessons from the atmospheric and earth sciences. Ecology 84: 1351–1358. Pielke Jr., R. , and R. T. Conant. (2003) DOI · PDF
Hurricane vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean: Normalized damage and loss potentials. Natural Hazards Review 4: 101–114. Pielke Jr., R. , J. Rubiera, C. Landsea, M. Fernández, and R. Klein. (2003) DOI · PDF
Abrupt climate change. Science 299: 2005–2010. Alley, R. B., J. Marotzke, W. D. Nordhaus, J. T. Overpeck, D. M. Peteet, R. Pielke Jr. , R. T. Pierrehumbert, P. B. Rhines, T. F. Stocker, L. D. Talley, and J. M. Wallace. (2003) DOI · PDF
Vulnerability and risk: Some thoughts from a political and policy perspective. Risk Analysis 23: 805–810. Sarewitz, D., R. Pielke Jr. , and M. Keykhah. (2003) DOI · PDF
Commentary Supply and demand for atmospheric sciences professionals: A rejoinder to Vali and Anthes (2003). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 84: 1164–1165. Pielke Jr., R. (2003) PDF
Commentary Wanted: Scientific leadership on climate. Issues in Science and Technology 19(2): 27–30. Pielke Jr., R. , and D. Sarewitz. (2003) PDF
Commentary Humanities for policy—and a policy for the humanities. Issues in Science and Technology, Fall: 29–34. Frodeman, R., C. Mitcham, and R. Pielke Jr. (2003)
Letter Water vapor and fuel cells. Science 302: 1329. Pielke Jr., R. , R. Klein, G. Maricle, and T. Chase. (2003) PDF
Letter Another epidemic of politics. Science 300: 1092–1093. Pielke Jr., R. (2003)
2002
Weather impacts, forecasts, and policy: An integrated perspective. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 83: 393–403. Pielke Jr., R. , and R. E. Carbone. (2002) DOI · PDF
Bad weather? Then sue the weatherman! Part I: Legal liability for public sector forecasts. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 83: 1791–1799. Klein, R., and R. Pielke Jr. (2002) DOI · PDF
Bad weather? Then sue the weatherman! Part II: Legal liability for private sector forecasts. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 83: 1800–1807. Klein, R., and R. Pielke Jr. (2002) DOI · PDF
Commentary Policy, politics and perspective. Nature 416: 368. Pielke Jr., R. (2002) DOI
2001
Ecological forecasts: An emerging imperative. Science 293: 657–660. Clark, J. S., S. R. Carpenter, M. Barber, S. Collins, A. Dobson, J. A. Foley, D. M. Lodge, M. Pascual, R. Pielke Jr. , W. Pizer, C. Pringle, W. V. Reid, K. A. Rose, O. Sala, W. H. Schlesinger, D. H. Wall, and D. Wear. (2001) DOI · PDF
Discretion without accountability: Politics, flood damage, and climate. Natural Hazards Review 2: 157–166. Downton, M. W., and R. Pielke Jr. (2001) DOI · PDF
Extreme events: A research and policy framework for disasters in context. International Geology Review 43: 406–418. Sarewitz, D., and R. Pielke Jr. (2001) DOI · PDF
Commentary Room for doubt. Nature 410: 151. Pielke Jr., R. (2001) DOI · PDF
2000
Precipitation and damaging floods: Trends in the United States, 1932–97. Journal of Climate 13: 3625–3637. Pielke Jr., R. , and M. W. Downton. (2000) DOI · PDF
Policy history of the U.S. Global Change Research Program: Part I. Administrative development. Global Environmental Change 10: 9–25. Pielke Jr., R. (2000) DOI · PDF
Policy history of the U.S. Global Change Research Program: Part II. Legislative process. Global Environmental Change 10: 133–144. Pielke Jr., R. (2000) DOI · PDF
Turning the big knob: An evaluation of the use of energy policy to modulate future climate impacts. Energy & Environment 11: 255–276. Pielke Jr., R. , R. Klein, and D. Sarewitz. (2000) DOI
Human factors explain the increased losses from weather and climate extremes. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 81: 437–442. Changnon, S. A., R. Pielke Jr. , D. Changnon, R. T. Sylves, and R. Pulwarty. (2000) DOI · PDF
An introduction to trends in extreme weather and climate events: Observations, socioeconomic impacts, terrestrial ecological impacts, and model projections. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 81: 413–416. Meehl, G. A., T. Karl, D. R. Easterling, S. Changnon, R. Pielke Jr. , D. Changnon, J. Evans, P. Y. Groisman, T. R. Knutson, K. E. Kunkel, L. O. Mearns, C. Parmesan, R. Pulwarty, T. Root, R. T. Sylves, P. Whetton, and F. Zwiers. (2000) DOI · PDF
Letter Science policy and the NASA Triana mission. Science 288: 271. Pielke Jr., R. , and R. Harriss. (2000)
1999
Who decides? Forecasts and responsibilities in the 1997 Red River flood. Applied Behavioral Science Review 7: 83–101. Pielke Jr., R. (1999) DOI · PDF
Nine fallacies of floods. Climatic Change 42: 413–438. Pielke Jr., R. (1999) DOI · PDF
La Niña, El Niño, and Atlantic hurricane damages in the United States. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 80: 2027–2033. Pielke Jr., R. , and C. W. Landsea. (1999) DOI · PDF
Evaluation of catastrophe models using a normalized historical record: Why it is needed and how to do it. Journal of Insurance Regulation 18: 177–194. Pielke Jr., R. , C. W. Landsea, R. Musulin, and M. Downton. (1999)
Temporal fluctuations in weather and climate extremes that cause economic and human health impacts: A review. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 80: 1077–1098. Kunkel, K. E., R. Pielke Jr. , and S. A. Changnon. (1999) DOI · PDF
Atlantic basin hurricanes: Indices of climatic changes. Climatic Change 42: 89–129. Reprinted in T. Karl, N. Nicholls, and A. Ghazi, eds., Weather and Climate Extremes, pp. 89–130. Dordrecht: Kluwer. Landsea, C. W., R. Pielke Jr. , A. Mestas-Nuñez, and J. Knaff. (1999) DOI · PDF
Prediction in science and policy. Technology in Society 21: 121–133. Sarewitz, D., and R. Pielke Jr. (1999) DOI · PDF
Commentary U.S. trends in streamflow and precipitation: Using societal impact data to address an apparent paradox. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 80: 1435–1436. Pielke Jr., R. , and M. W. Downton. (1999) PDF
Commentary Prediction in the earth sciences: Use and misuse in policy making. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 80: 9. Pielke Jr., R. , D. Sarewitz, R. Byerly Jr., and D. Jamieson. (1999) DOI
Letter Hurricane forecasting. Science 284: 1123. Pielke Jr., R. (1999)
1998
Rethinking the role of adaptation in climate policy. Global Environmental Change 8(2): 159–170. Pielke Jr., R. (1998) DOI · PDF
Beyond basic and applied. Physics Today 51(2): 42–46. Pielke Jr., R. , and R. Byerly Jr. (1998) DOI · PDF
Normalized hurricane damages in the United States: 1925–95. Weather and Forecasting 13: 621–631. Pielke Jr., R. , and C. W. Landsea. (1998) DOI · PDF
Blurring the boundaries: Domestic and international ozone politics and lessons for climate change. International Environmental Affairs 10: 147–172. Betsill, M. M., and R. Pielke Jr. (1998)
Reply Reply. Physics Today, August. Pielke Jr., R. , and R. Byerly Jr. (1998) PDF
1996
Letter Effective U.S. science continued. Science 271: 1218–1219. Pielke Jr., R. , and R. Byerly Jr. (1996)