Heatwaves constitute a major threat to human health and ecosystems. Projected increases
in heatwave frequency and severity thus lead to the need for prediction to enhance …

The physical understanding and timely prediction of extreme weather events are of
enormous importance to society due to their associated impacts. In this article, we highlight …

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 …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) can cause devastating impacts to marine life. Despite the
serious consequences of MHWs, our understanding of their drivers is largely based on …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are prolonged extreme oceanic warm water events. They can
have devastating impacts on marine ecosystems—for example, causing mass coral …

As a result of global increases in both temperature and specific humidity, heat stress is
projected to intensify throughout the 21st century. Some of the regions most susceptible to …

The summer of 2018 witnessed a number of extreme weather events such as heatwaves in
North America, Western Europe and the Caspian Sea region, and rainfall extremes in South …

Compared to individual hot days/nights, compound hot extremes that combine daytime and
nighttime heat are more impactful. However, past and future changes in compound hot …

Heatwaves impose disastrous impacts over human, natural and industrial systems across
the globe. Over a relatively short period of time, there has been considerable advancement …

Mega-heatwaves are among the deadliest natural disasters in midlatitudes. During such
events, the atmospheric circulation is typically governed by persistent anticyclones, enabling …