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...
Main Authors: | Fulden Batibeniz, Moetasim Ashfaq, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Kesondra Key, Katherine J. Evans, Ufuk Utku Turuncoglu, Barış Önol |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-04-01
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Series: | Earth's Future |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001421 |
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