Climate change will accelerate the high-end risk of compound drought and heatwave events
Clemson University · University City Science Center · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Compound drought and heatwave (CDHW) events have garnered increased attention due to their significant impacts on agriculture, energy, water resources, and ecosystems. We quantify the projected future shifts in CDHW characteristics (such as frequency, duration, and severity) due to continued anthropogenic warming relative to the baseline recent observed period (1982 to 2019). We combine weekly drought and heatwave information for 26 climate divisions across the globe, employing historical and projected model output from eight Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 GCMs and three Shared Socioeconomic Pathways. Statistically significant trends are revealed in the CDHW characteristics for both recent observed…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 50.13
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 64
Authors
5- KPKumar Puran Tripathy
Clemson University
- SMSourav Mukherjee
Clemson University
- AKAshok K. MishraCorresponding
Clemson University
- MMMichael Mann
University City Science Center, University of Pennsylvania
- PWPark Williams
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, University of California, Los Angeles, Columbia University
Topics & keywords
- Climate change
- Climatology
- Ecosystem
- Southern Hemisphere
- Northern Hemisphere
- Agriculture
- Geography
- Coupled model intercomparison project