Satellite imaging reveals increased proportion of population exposed to floods

Beth Tellman; Jonathan A. Sullivan; C Kuhn; Albert J. Kettner; Colin Doyle; G. Robert Brakenridge; Tyler Erickson; D. A. Slayback

doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03695-w

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Flood mythPopulationClimate changeFlooding (psychology)Environmental scienceGeographyVulnerability (computing)LivelihoodSatellite imageryPhysical geographyRemote sensingAgricultureDemographyGeologyComputer science

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Year: 2021
Type: article
Volume: 596
Issue: 7870
Pages: 80-86
Citations: 1099
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                                    Beth Tellman, 
                                
                                    Jonathan A. Sullivan, 
                                
                                    C Kuhn
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2021). 
                            Satellite imaging reveals increased proportion of population exposed to floods. 
                            Nature
                            , 596
                            (7870)
                            , 80-86.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03695-w
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03695-w