Anthropogenic forcing has increased the risk of longer-traveling and slower-moving large contiguous heatwaves
Heatwaves are consecutive hot days with devastating impacts on human health and the
environment. These events may evolve across both space and time, characterizing a …
environment. These events may evolve across both space and time, characterizing a …
Spatiotemporal evolution of heat wave severity and coverage across the United States
D Keellings, H Moradkhani - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Heat waves have pronounced impacts on human health, ecosystems, and society. Heat
waves have become more frequent and intense globally and are likely to intensify further in …
waves have become more frequent and intense globally and are likely to intensify further in …
Intensifying Australian heatwave trends and their sensitivity to observational data
P Jyoteeshkumar Reddy, SE Perkins‐Kirkpatrick… - Earth's …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Heatwaves are an accustomed extreme event of the Australian climate, which can cause
catastrophic impacts on human health, agriculture, and urban and natural systems. We have …
catastrophic impacts on human health, agriculture, and urban and natural systems. We have …
[PDF][PDF] A review of recent studies on heat wave definitions, mechanisms, changes, and impact on mortality
Heat waves (HWs) represent a major danger to society and natural environment. The
increasing occurrence of high magnitude and impact HWs has raised concerns worldwide …
increasing occurrence of high magnitude and impact HWs has raised concerns worldwide …
Indian heatwaves in a future climate with varying hazard thresholds
KK Rao, PJ Reddy, JS Chowdary - Environmental Research …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
India has experienced remarkable changes in temperature extremes in recent decades due
to rapid global warming leading to extreme heat events with disastrous societal impacts. In …
to rapid global warming leading to extreme heat events with disastrous societal impacts. In …
Increasing health risks during outdoor sports due to climate change in Texas: Projections versus attitudes
Extreme heat is a recognized threat to human health. This study examines projected future
trends of multiple measures of extreme heat across Texas throughout the next century, and …
trends of multiple measures of extreme heat across Texas throughout the next century, and …
Delineating and characterizing changes in heat wave events across the United States climate regions
Exposure to extreme heat, or heat waves, represents a public health threat as well as an
environmental health threat. With projections for further increases in temperature in some …
environmental health threat. With projections for further increases in temperature in some …
Spatiotemporal evolution of surface urban heat islands: Concerns regarding summer heat wave periods
Many cities face heat wave (HW) events, combined with the existent surface urban heat
island (SUHI) effects. This places pressure on human settlements and sustainable …
island (SUHI) effects. This places pressure on human settlements and sustainable …
A possible remote tropical forcing for the interannual variability of peak summer muggy hot days in Northeast China
X Li, Y Xu, J Wang, J Wu, C Song, M Li - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The peak summer (July–August; JA) muggy hot weather over Northeast China
(NEC) negatively impacts local socioeconomic development and human health. This study …
(NEC) negatively impacts local socioeconomic development and human health. This study …
Trends, intensification, attribution and uncertainty of projected heatwaves in India
B Chowdhury - International Journal of Climatology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the projected heatwaves for India using 0.25°× 0.25° summer mean
temperature data from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) 5 and 6 simulations …
temperature data from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) 5 and 6 simulations …