Heat waves (HWs) can cause large socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The
observed increases in their frequency, intensity and duration are projected to continue with …

Flash droughts are a recently recognized type of extreme event distinguished by sudden
onset and rapid intensification of drought conditions with severe impacts. They unfold on …

Recent climate extremes have broken long-standing records by large margins. Such
extremes unprecedented in the observational period often have substantial impacts due to a …

Most climate change detection and attribution studies have focused on mean or extreme
temperature or precipitation, neglecting to explore long-term changes in drought …

Increased extreme heat is among the clearest impacts of global warming, but the economic
effects of heat waves are poorly understood. Using subnational economic data, extreme …

The emergence of flash drought has attracted widespread attention due to its rapid onset.
However, little is known about the recent evolution of flash droughts in terms of the speed of …

Traditional, mainstream definitions of drought describe it as deficit in water‐related variables
or water‐dependent activities (eg, precipitation, soil moisture, surface and groundwater …

Soil moisture–atmosphere coupling (SA) amplifies greenhouse gas-driven global warming
via changes in surface heat balance. The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project projects …

Extreme weather increases the risk of large-scale crop failure. The mechanisms involved are
complex and intertwined, hence undermining the identification of simple adaptation levers to …

The year 2022 saw record breaking temperatures in Europe during both summer and fall.
Similar to the recent 2018 drought, close to 30%(3.0 million km2) of the European continent …