Flood fatalities and displacement influence human migration in floodplains of developing countries

Abstract Understanding what drives human migration in floodplains is critical for mitigating risks and enhancing resilience to floods. However, existing global analyses have not fully explored these complex dynamics. Here we introduce a metric, human-flood distance change, to track migration in floo...

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Main Authors: Ning Wang, Fubao Sun, Siquan Yang, Yao Feng, Hongquan Sun, Zhonggen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02293-2
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