Extreme Climate Events (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Extreme Climate Events

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The map displays projected changes in human exposure to extreme climate events at a 1-kilometer scale from 2010 to 2050, which range from minor decreases in rural and suburban areas to moderate and major increases in densely populated urban centers.

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Adam Malin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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