Extreme weather events are increasingly linked to violence. A new study finds that exposure to floods increases risk of intimate-partner violence among women, especially among more vulnerable populations.
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Fig. 1: The IPV prevalence and proportion of flood exposure in 31 LMICs.
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Epstein, A., Nagata, J.M. & Weiser, S.D. Flood-related violence against women. Nat Water (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00410-1
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