Exponential increases in high-temperature extremes in North America.

ABSTRACT: Global warming in the 21st century will alter the frequency of extreme climatic events, such as high-temperature anomalies and "heat waves". Observations of extreme high temperatures during recent decades have detected upward trends in their frequency of occurrence, and recent state-of-the-art Global Climate Models (GCMs), e.g., Climate Model Intercomparison Projects (CMIPs), notably CMIP5 and CMIP6, have predicted acceleration of temperature trends and high-temperature events by 2100 under projected greenhouse-gas emission scenarios. Hence, the 21st century is expected to experience substantial shifts in the occurrence of extreme events, where present-day, extreme-but-rare high-temperature events will become common during the summer months. The increasing frequency of extreme heat may aff

SUBMITTER: Davariashtiyani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10628173 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature