Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium

As the climate warms, extreme events are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide. But who will be most exposed in the decades ahead, and why? A new study by researchers at the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RMI), Ghent University, the University of Antwerp, and the University of Alabama answers this by comparing future exposure to four hazards: floods, heatwaves, droughts, and compound hot–dry events (when heat and dryness coincide). The study finds that people in lower-income...