Compound events result when multiple climate hazards occur close together in space and time: these often result in greater impacts than isolated hazards. Compound events can also result from the intersection of climate hazards with other environmental hazards such as pollution, non-climate hazards such as wars and pandemics, or socioeconomic stressors such as poverty and lack of adequate housing.
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