Exploring the Relationship between Rising Temperatures and the Number of Climate-Related Natural Disasters in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data
2.2. Wavelet Analysis
2.3. Elasticity Coefficient
3. Results
3.1. Overall Patterns
3.2. Short-Term Cyclical Patterns
3.3. Rise-Drop Sensitivity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Periods | Rise Periods (Duration in Years) | Drop Periods (Duration in Years) |
---|---|---|
1955–1965 | 1955–1963 (8) | 1963–1965 (3) |
1966–1976 | 1971–1975 (4) | 1966–1971, 1975–1976 (7) |
1977–1987 | 1977–1982 (5) | 1982–1987 (6) |
1988–1998 | 1988–1991, 1996–1998 (5) | 1991–1996 (6) |
1999–2010 | 1999–2002, 2004–2010 (8) | 2002–2004 (3) |
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Zhu M, Fan B. Exploring the Relationship between Rising Temperatures and the Number of Climate-Related Natural Disasters in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(2):745. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020745
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Mingan, and Bihang Fan. 2021. "Exploring the Relationship between Rising Temperatures and the Number of Climate-Related Natural Disasters in China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 745. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020745