Population exposure to droughts in China under the 1.5&thinsp;°C global warming target

Chen, Jie; Liu, Yujie; Pan, Tao; Liu, Yanhua; Sun, Fubao; Ge, Quansheng

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-1097-2018

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-1097-2018

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The Earth system at a global warming of 1.5°C and 2.0°C

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-1097-2018

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29 Aug 2018

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Population exposure to droughts in China under the 1.5 °C global warming target

Jie Chen, Yujie Liu, Tao Pan, Yanhua Liu, Fubao Sun, and Quansheng Ge

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Nov 2017
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer #1', jie chen, 15 Dec 2017
- AC4: 'new-Response to reviewer #1', jie chen, 06 Mar 2018
- AC5: 'the marked up manuscript', jie chen, 06 Mar 2018
RC2: 'Reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jan 2018
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer #2', jie chen, 28 Feb 2018
RC3: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #3, 01 Feb 2018
- AC3: 'Response to reviewer #3', jie chen, 28 Feb 2018

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (07 Mar 2018) by Axel Kleidon

AR by Jie Chen on behalf of the Authors (14 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Mar 2018) by Axel Kleidon

RR by Anonymous Referee #4 (13 Jun 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Jun 2018) by Axel Kleidon

AR by Jie Chen on behalf of the Authors (24 Jun 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 Jul 2018) by Axel Kleidon

AR by Jie Chen on behalf of the Authors (17 Jul 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (10 Aug 2018) by Axel Kleidon

AR by Jie Chen on behalf of the Authors (13 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

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AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval

AA by Jie Chen on behalf of the Authors (27 Aug 2018) Author's adjustment Manuscript

EA: Adjustments approved (27 Aug 2018) by Axel Kleidon

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Results show that an additional 6.97 million people will be exposed to droughts in China under a 1.5 ºC target relative to reference period, mostly in the east of China. Demographic change is the primary contributor to exposure. Moderate droughts contribute the most to exposure among 3 grades of drought. Our simulations suggest that drought impact on people will continue to be a large threat to China under the 1.5 ºC target. It will be helpful in guiding adaptation and mitigation strategies.