Coastal flooding will disproportionately impact people on river deltas

Coastal river delta regions are particularly impacted by the effects of climate change, yet though these regions are densely inhabited, robust estimates of population are lacking. Here the authors use global datasets to predict the number of people and regions most threatened by flooding and extreme...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Douglas A. Edmonds, Rebecca L. Caldwell, Eduardo S. Brondizio, Sacha M. O. Siani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-09-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18531-4