Scoping review of the societal impacts of compound climate events
Abstract Climatic extremes have historically been seen as univariate; however, recent international reports have highlighted the potential for an increase in compound climate events (e.g., hot and dry events, recurrent flooding). Despite the projected increase in the frequency of compound climate ev...
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| author | Caroline A. Fehlman Sophia C. Ryan Kristen G. Lysne Quinn M. Rundgren Taylin J. Spurlock Rustyn O. Orbison Jennifer D. Runkle Margaret M. Sugg |
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| description | Abstract Climatic extremes have historically been seen as univariate; however, recent international reports have highlighted the potential for an increase in compound climate events (e.g., hot and dry events, recurrent flooding). Despite the projected increase in the frequency of compound climate events and the adoption of compound event terminology, few studies identify climate extremes as compound climate events and little evidence exists on the societal impacts of these compound climate events. This scoping review summarizes key findings and knowledge gaps in the current state of empirical studies that focus on the societal impacts of compound climate events. We identified 28 eligible studies published in four databases reporting on the societal impacts of compound climate events in four sectors: agriculture, public health, the built environment, and land use. Overall, we found the need for more research explicitly linking compound climate events to societal impacts, particularly across multiple compound climate events, rather than single case study events. We also noted several key findings, including changes in agricultural productivity, loss of habitat, increased fire risk, poor mental health outcomes, decreased health care access, and destruction of homes and infrastructure from these events. Additional research is needed both globally and locally to understand the implications of compound climate events across different geographic regions and populations to ensure responsive adaptation policies in a compound climate event framework. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5b598b1b7bd246e0831e9686d00144ba2025-01-19T12:16:34ZengSpringerDiscover Environment2731-94312025-01-013111610.1007/s44274-025-00185-yScoping review of the societal impacts of compound climate eventsCaroline A. Fehlman0Sophia C. Ryan1Kristen G. Lysne2Quinn M. Rundgren3Taylin J. Spurlock4Rustyn O. Orbison5Jennifer D. Runkle6Margaret M. Sugg7Department of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State UniversityDepartment of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State UniversityDepartment of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State UniversityDepartment of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State UniversityDepartment of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State UniversityDepartment of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State UniversityNorth Carolina Institute for Climate Studies, North Carolina State UniversityDepartment of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State UniversityAbstract Climatic extremes have historically been seen as univariate; however, recent international reports have highlighted the potential for an increase in compound climate events (e.g., hot and dry events, recurrent flooding). Despite the projected increase in the frequency of compound climate events and the adoption of compound event terminology, few studies identify climate extremes as compound climate events and little evidence exists on the societal impacts of these compound climate events. This scoping review summarizes key findings and knowledge gaps in the current state of empirical studies that focus on the societal impacts of compound climate events. We identified 28 eligible studies published in four databases reporting on the societal impacts of compound climate events in four sectors: agriculture, public health, the built environment, and land use. Overall, we found the need for more research explicitly linking compound climate events to societal impacts, particularly across multiple compound climate events, rather than single case study events. We also noted several key findings, including changes in agricultural productivity, loss of habitat, increased fire risk, poor mental health outcomes, decreased health care access, and destruction of homes and infrastructure from these events. Additional research is needed both globally and locally to understand the implications of compound climate events across different geographic regions and populations to ensure responsive adaptation policies in a compound climate event framework.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44274-025-00185-yCompound climate eventsRecurrent compound climate eventsPublic healthAgricultureLand-useBuilt environment |
| spellingShingle | Caroline A. Fehlman Sophia C. Ryan Kristen G. Lysne Quinn M. Rundgren Taylin J. Spurlock Rustyn O. Orbison Jennifer D. Runkle Margaret M. Sugg Scoping review of the societal impacts of compound climate events Discover Environment Compound climate events Recurrent compound climate events Public health Agriculture Land-use Built environment |
| title | Scoping review of the societal impacts of compound climate events |
| title_full | Scoping review of the societal impacts of compound climate events |
| title_fullStr | Scoping review of the societal impacts of compound climate events |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scoping review of the societal impacts of compound climate events |
| title_short | Scoping review of the societal impacts of compound climate events |
| title_sort | scoping review of the societal impacts of compound climate events |
| topic | Compound climate events Recurrent compound climate events Public health Agriculture Land-use Built environment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44274-025-00185-y |
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