Heat waves (HWs) can cause large socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The
observed increases in their frequency, intensity and duration are projected to continue with …

Droughts and heatwaves cause agricultural loss, forest mortality, and drinking water scarcity,
especially when they occur simultaneously as combined events. Their predicted increase in …

Disastrous bushfires during the last months of 2019 and January 2020 affected Australia,
raising the question to what extent the risk of these fires was exacerbated by anthropogenic …

Drylands are home to more than 38% of the world's population and are one of the most
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …

With climate change, heat waves are becoming increasingly frequent, intense and broader
in spatial extent. However, while the lethal effects of heat waves on humans are well …

Contents Summary 693 I. Introduction 693 II. Comparison of various definitions and
measurement techniques of minimum conductance 694 III. Cuticular conductance 695 IV …

High air temperatures increase atmospheric vapor pressure deficit (VPD) and the severity of
drought, threatening forests worldwide. Plants regulate stomata to maximize carbon gain …

Heatwaves are likely to increase in frequency and intensity with climate change, which may
impair tree function and forest C uptake. However, we have little information regarding the …

Reviewing recent literature, we report that changes in extreme heat event characteristics
such as magnitude, frequency, and duration are highly sensitive to changes in mean global …

The terrestrial carbon and water cycles are intimately linked: the carbon cycle is driven by
photosynthesis, while the water balance is dominated by transpiration, and both fluxes are …