Global exposure to flood risk and poverty

Thomas K. J. McDermott ()
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Thomas K. J. McDermott: National University of Ireland Galway

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-3

Abstract: Flooding is a pervasive natural hazard, with new research demonstrating that more than one in five people around the world live in areas directly exposed to 1-in-100 year flood risk. Exposure to such flood risk is particularly concentrated amongst lower income households worldwide.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30725-6

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