Broad threat to humanity from cumulative climate hazards intensified by greenhouse gas emissions

The ongoing emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) is triggering changes in many climate hazards that can impact humanity. We found traceable evidence for 467 pathways by which human health, water, food, economy, infrastructure and security have been recently impacted by climate hazards such as warming...

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Published in:Nature climate change 2018-12, Vol.8 (12), p.1062-1071
Main Authors: Mora, Camilo, Spirandelli, Daniele, Franklin, Erik C., Lynham, John, Kantar, Michael B., Miles, Wendy, Smith, Charlotte Z., Freel, Kelle, Moy, Jade, Louis, Leo V., Barba, Evan W., Bettinger, Keith, Frazier, Abby G., Colburn IX, John F., Hanasaki, Naota, Hawkins, Ed, Hirabayashi, Yukiko, Knorr, Wolfgang, Little, Christopher M., Emanuel, Kerry, Sheffield, Justin, Patz, Jonathan A., Hunter, Cynthia L.
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Language:English
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Climate
Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Climate Science
Coastal zone
Drought
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
Emissions
Environment
Environmental hazards
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
Fires
Gases
Geovetenskap och relaterad miljövetenskap
Global warming
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gases
Hazards
Heat waves
Heatwaves
Klimatvetenskap
Land cover
Natural Sciences
Naturvetenskap
Organic chemistry
Precipitation
Review Article
Sea level
Sea level changes
Sea level rise
Security
Storms
Tropical climate
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