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DOI	10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111944
	Cost of high-level flooding as a consequence of climate change driver?: A case study of China's flood-prone regions
	Islam, Md. Ziaul; Wang, Chao
发表日期	2024
ISSN	1470-160X
EISSN	1872-7034
起始页码	160
卷号	160
英文摘要	The extent of flooding in China is more significant than in any other country. Our research reveals that approximately 66 % of China's landmass is submerged by flooding, affecting about 50 % of the population. Furthermore, the financial toll of flooding now accounts for approximately 1.42 % of the annual gross domestic product (GDP), which is almost 40 times higher than the corresponding figure for the United States. We have observed that Zhengzhou city in Henan province, which faced a devastating flood in 2021, received a significant amount of rainfall, specifically a total of 552.5 mm within a 24-hour period. The floods in Henan province in 2021 caused considerable damage, including impacting nearly 15 million people, resulting in almost 400 deaths, damaging over 10,000 square kilometers of agricultural land, causing almost $19 billion in economic losses, and leading to the collapse of over 35,000 households and damage to various properties. In a similar manner, the significant flooding that occurred in southern China in 2020 impacted approximately 7.1 million individuals across eight provinces and resulted in 54 fatalities, the collapse of 6,700 houses, and incurred a direct economic loss of US$3.33 billion. We found that rainstorms have significantly increased to 10 % in the last 60 years in China. In this paper, we delved into exploring the existing published articles, reports, and government and authoritative legal texts to analyze the causes and impacts of flooding in China's flood-prone regions and potential mitigation strategies to reduce the repercussions of distressing flood events. We believe this study will help policymakers by providing new insights while formulating policy to reduce the loss caused by high-level flooding.
英文关键词	Climate change; Flood events; Flood management; Global warming; Natural disasters
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Environmental Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001214666700001
来源期刊	ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/290070
作者单位	Wuhan University; Shandong University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Islam, Md. Ziaul,Wang, Chao. Cost of high-level flooding as a consequence of climate change driver?: A case study of China's flood-prone regions[J],2024,160.
APA	Islam, Md. Ziaul,&Wang, Chao.(2024).Cost of high-level flooding as a consequence of climate change driver?: A case study of China's flood-prone regions.ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,160.
MLA	Islam, Md. Ziaul,et al."Cost of high-level flooding as a consequence of climate change driver?: A case study of China's flood-prone regions".ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 160(2024).