Climate change generates multifaceted and difficult-to-measure risks to human and natural systems. Now, research offers a composite indicator of global climate risk that may help track progress in addressing climate change.
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Lempert, R.J. Measuring global climate risk. Nat. Clim. Chang. 11, 805–806 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01165-9
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