Scientific climate information can save lives and livelihoods, yet its application is not always straightforward. Much of the available information does not describe the risk of threshold events, and misunderstandings can leave society less resilient to climate shocks.
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de Perez, E., Monasso, F., van Aalst, M. et al. Science to prevent disasters. Nature Geosci 7, 78–79 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2081
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