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Global flood risk could increase five-fold with a 4-degree C temperature rise
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| Date: | 2017-01-27 16:54:05 |
| Blog: | Geospace  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/geospace/2017/01/27/global-flood-risk-increase-five-fold-4-degree-c-temperature-rise/ |
Summary:
A new report looks at flood risk and economic damages under different global warming scenarios with temperature increases of 1.5 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees Celsius and 4 degrees Celsius. It concludes that, if global temperatures rise by 4 degrees Celsius, the flood risk in countries representing more than 70 percent percent of the global population and global GDP will increase by more than 500 percent.Content analysis:
Keywords:
climate change
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