Science-based insurance

被引:20
作者
Brown, Molly E. [1 ]
Osgood, Daniel E. [2 ]
Carriquiry, Miguel A. [3 ]
机构
[1] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Biospher Sci Branch, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Int Climate Res Inst Climate & Soc, Palisades, NY 10964 USA
[3] Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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D O I
10.1038/ngeo1117
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
Crops are at risk in a changing climate. Farmers in the developing world will be able to insure against harvest failure if robust insurance packages, based on a geophysical index rather than individual loss, become widely available.
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页码:213 / 214
页数:2
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