An Interdisciplinary Approach to Evaluate Public Comprehension of the “Cone of Uncertainty” Graphic

Overview of attention for article published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, October 2022

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Yahoo! News, 25 May 2023

It happens every year: A new hurricane season begins, and the forecast graphics start trickling in.

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