Inequality in human exposure to future climate extremes
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Future climate extremes are expected to worsen existing inequalities in human exposure, yet the specific disparities across income groups are not well understood. We investigate how future floods, heatwaves, droughts, and compound hot-dry events will impact high- and low-income countries under various shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs). We find that low-income countries are projected to experience more severe exposure to these events, primarily due to accelerated population growth rather than climate change. Exposure inequality between high- and low-income countries decreases as event severity increases, with the effects of population growth diminishing and the impact of climate change becoming more pronounced. While compound hot-dry events have a greater overall impact compared to single events, the inequality in exposure to these events is less pronounced. These findings underscore the need for targeted adaptation strategies that address both demographic drivers and the spatial-temporal dynamics of extreme events to effectively manage socioeconomic risks. Climate extremes are expected to worsen global population exposure, but disparities across income groups remain unclear. This study shows low-income countries face greater exposure to future floods, heatwaves, droughts, and compound events.
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- Titre Crossref
- Inequality in human exposure to future climate extremes
- Date Crossref
- 28/08/2025
- Éditeur
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Type
- journal-article
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HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Ghent University Department of Physics and Astronomy pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium Department of Meteorological and Climate Research pays non établi dans la noticeStructure de recherche
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HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Department of Physics and Astronomy — Ghent University et Department of Meteorological and Climate Research — Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, avec 4 autres affiliations.
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