Usefulness and limitations of global flood risk models

P.J. Ward; B. Jongman; P. Salamon; A. Simpson; P. Bates; T. de Groeve; S. Muis; E.R. Coughlan; R. Rudari; M.A. Trigg; H.C. Winsemius

doi:10.1038/nclimate2742

Usefulness and limitations of global flood risk models

P.J. Ward, B. Jongman, P. Salamon, A. Simpson, P. Bates, T. de Groeve, S. Muis, E.R. Coughlan, R. Rudari, M.A. Trigg, H.C. Winsemius

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Global flood risk models were developed to identify risk hotspots in a world with increasing flood occurrence. Here we assess the ability and limitations of the current models and suggest what is needed moving forward.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	712-715
Journal	Nature Climate Change
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2742
Publication status	Published - 2015

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