Humid heat waves at different warming levels

Abstract The co-occurrence of consecutive hot and humid days during a heat wave can strongly affect human health. Here, we quantify humid heat wave hazard in the recent past and at different levels of global warming. We find that the magnitude and apparent temperature peak of heat waves, such as the...

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Main Authors: Simone Russo, Jana Sillmann, Andreas Sterl
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9930fb2437a14e6aa53d8793b16484be
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