Acts of god, human infuence and litigation

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 616-619

  Marjanac, Sophie ^a   Patton, Lindene ^b   Thornton, James ^a  

^a Client Earth   (United Kingdom)

^b Earth and Water Group   (United States)

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EID: 85028858305     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo3019     Document Type: Note

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