Analysis of Compound Climate Extremes and Exposed Population in Africa Under Two Different Emission Scenarios

Abstract It is well established that Africa is particularly exposed to climate extremes including heat waves, droughts, and intense rainfall events. How exposed Africa is to the co‐occurrence of these events is however virtually unknown. This study provides the first analysis of projected changes in...

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Main Authors: T. Weber, P. Bowyer, D. Rechid, S. Pfeifer, F. Raffaele, A. R. Remedio, C. Teichmann, D. Jacob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020-09-01
Series:Earth's Future
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001473