Increased Flood Exposure Due to Climate Change and Population Growth in the United States

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 8; no. 11
• Main Authors: Swain, D. L., Wing, O. E. J., Bates, P. D., Done, J. M., Johnson, K. A., Cameron, D. R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2020
• Subjects: 21st century; Anthropogenic climate changes; Anthropogenic factors; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Climate models; Emissions; Exposure; extreme events; Extreme weather; Flood hazards; flood risk; Floods; Greenhouse gases; Human influences; hydrodynamic modeling; large ensemble; Population growth; Precipitation; Regions; Simulation; United States > US

Precipitation extremes are increasing globally due to anthropogenic climate change. However, there remains uncertainty regarding impacts upon flood occurrence and subsequent population exposure. Here, we quantify changes in population exposure to flood hazard across the contiguous United States. We...