Articles | Volume 9, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-1097-2018
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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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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Short summary
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.
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