Integrating attribution with adaptation for unprecedented future heatwaves
Luke J. Harrington, Kristie L. Ebi, David J. Frame, Friederike E. L. Otto
Abstract
Abstract Citizens in many countries are now experiencing record-smashing heatwaves that were intensified due to anthropogenic climate change. Whether today’s most impactful heatwaves could have occurred in a pre-industrial climate, traditionally a central focus of attribution research, is fast becoming an obsolete question. The next frontier for attribution science is to inform adaptation decision-making in the face of unprecedented future heat.
Topics & Concepts
AttributionFrontierAdaptation (eye)Climate changeFace (sociological concept)Climate scienceEnvironmental resource managementPolitical scienceEnvironmental sciencePsychologySociologySocial psychologySocial scienceGeologyLawOceanographyNeuroscienceClimate Change and Health ImpactsClimate Change Communication and PerceptionClimate variability and models