Doubling of U.S. Population Exposure to Climate Extremes by 2050

Doubling of U.S. Population Exposure to Climate Extremes by 2050

Abstract We quantify historical and projected trends in the population exposure to climate extremes as measured by the United States National Center for Environmental Information Climate Extremes Index (CEI). Based on the analyses of the historical observations, we find that the U.S. has already exp...

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Main Authors: Fulden Batibeniz, Moetasim Ashfaq, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Kesondra Key, Katherine J. Evans, Ufuk Utku Turuncoglu, Barış Önol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Earth's Future
Subjects:
Multivariate Extremes
Population Exposure
Detection and Attribution
Weather and Climate
Time of Emergence
Climate Extremes Index
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001421

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001421

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