Social inequalities in climate change-attributed impacts of Hurricane Harvey

Kevin T. Smiley; Ilan Noy; Michael F. Wehner; Dave Frame; Christopher C. Sampson; Oliver E. J. Wing

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31056-2

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Social inequalities in climate change-attributed impacts of Hurricane Harvey

Kevin T. Smiley,
Ilan Noy,
Michael F. Wehner,
Dave Frame,
Christopher C. Sampson,
Oliver E. J. Wing

Affiliations

Kevin T. Smiley: Department of Sociology, Louisiana State University
Ilan Noy: School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington
Michael F. Wehner: Computational Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dave Frame: School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science, Victoria University of Wellington
Christopher C. Sampson: Fathom
Oliver E. J. Wing: Fathom

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31056-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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New study shows that up to 50% of properties flooded after hurricane Harvey flooded because of climate change, with low-income and Latina/x/o neighborhoods experiencing higher climate change-attributed impacts.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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