Future Risks of Unprecedented Compound Heat Waves Over Three Vast Urban Agglomerations in China
Jun Wang, Jinming Feng, Zhongwei Yan, Yang Chen
Abstract
Key Points Unprecedented compound heat waves will occur on a regular basis in three urban agglomerations in China since mid‐21st century under RCP8.5 The likelihood of unprecedented compound heat waves in a 1.5°C warmer world will halve compared to 2°C warming scenario Population exposures to future unprecedented compound heat waves will increase by nearly 70, 90, and 60 million by the end of this century
Topics & Concepts
Urban agglomerationHeat waveChinaEnvironmental scienceClimatologyGeographyClimate changeEconomic geographyGeologyArchaeologyOceanographyClimate Change and Health ImpactsClimate variability and modelsUrban Heat Island Mitigation