For Some US Counties, Climate Change Will Be Particularly Costly (IMAGE)

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For Some US Counties, Climate Change Will Be Particularly Costly

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County-level annual damages in median scenario for climate during 2080-2099 under business-as-usual emissions trajectory (RCP8.5). Negative damages indicate economic benefits. Map corresponds with Figure 2I in main article. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the June 30, 2017, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by S. Hsiang at University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., and colleagues was titled, 'Estimating economic damage from climate change in the United States.'

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Hsiang, Kopp, Jina, Rising, <i>et al.</i> (<i>Science</i>, 2017)

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