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Global exposure to flood risk and poverty

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  • Thomas K. J. McDermott

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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.

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  • Thomas K. J. McDermott, 2022. "Global exposure to flood risk and poverty," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-3, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-30725-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30725-6
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