Half a degree and rapid socioeconomic development matter for heatwave risk

oleh: Simone Russo, Jana Sillmann, Sebastian Sippel, Monika J. Barcikowska, Claudia Ghisetti, Marek Smid, Brian O’Neill

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-01-01

Deskripsi

Climate extremes, exposure and vulnerability all contribute to global difference in heatwave risk. Here the authors investigated the inequality in global heatwave risk under both 1.5 and 2 °C scenarios and found that heatwave risk for the poor under 1.5 °C scenario exceeds that risk for the rich under 2 °C scenario.