Global warming and population change both heighten future risk of human displacement due to river floods

Global warming and population change both heighten future risk of human displacement due to river floods

Every year, millions of people around the world are being displaced from their homes due to climate-related disasters. River flooding is responsible for a large part of this displacement. Previous studies have shown that river flood risk is expected to change as a result of global warming and its ef...

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Main Authors: Pui Man Kam, Gabriela Aznar-Siguan, Jacob Schewe, Leonardo Milano, Justin Ginnetti, Sven Willner, Jamie W McCaughey, David N Bresch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
flooding
climate change
displacement
impact modelling
risk
vulnerability
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abd26c

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