Climatic and synoptic characterization of heat waves in Brazil

JL Geirinhas, RM Trigo, R Libonati… - International Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
According to the latest global and regional circulation models, the probability of occurrence
of large heat waves (HWs), such as the 2003 European or the 2010 Russian events will …

Mortality during heatwaves 2003–2015 in Frankfurt-Main–the 2003 heatwave and its implications

K Steul, M Schade, U Heudorf - International journal of hygiene and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Heatwaves have always occurred, but they are expected to intensify in frequency, duration
and intensity due to climate change. Germany (like most European countries) experienced a …

[HTML][HTML] Historical trends and variability in heat waves in the United Kingdom

MG Sanderson, T Economou, KH Salmon, SEO Jones - Atmosphere, 2017 - mdpi.com
Increases in numbers and lengths of heat waves have previously been identified in global
temperature records, including locations within Europe. However, studies of changes in UK …

Analyses of the Northern European summer heatwave of 2018

P Yiou, J Cattiaux, D Faranda, N Kadygrov… - Bulletin of the American …, 2020 - JSTOR
ANALYSES OF THE NORTHERN EUROPEAN SUMMER HEATWAVE OF 2018 Page 1
7chapter AFFILIATIONS: YIOU, KADYGROV, NAVEAU, THAO, AND VRAC— Laboratoire …

[HTML][HTML] Regionalisation of heat waves in southern South America

S Suli, D Barriopedro, R García–Herrera… - Weather and Climate …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study describes the climatological characteristics of regional heat waves (HWs) over
southern South America (SSA) for the warm seasons (October–March) of 1979–2018 based …

Regional and altitudinal aspects in summer heatwave intensification in the Western Carpathians

V Lukasová, J Škvareninová, S Bičárová… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
The current warming of climate has led to an enhancement of the extreme temperature risks
threatening various systems. Following that, we analysed the progress of the main type of …

[PDF][PDF] Heat waves in Poland in the period 1951-2015: trends, patterns and driving factors

J Wibig - … Hydrology and Water Management. Research and …, 2018 - bibliotekanauki.pl
Heat waves were analysed on the basis of maximum daily temperature from 24
meteorological stations in Poland. Heat waves are defined as the longest continuous period …

Dynamics of concurrent and sequential Central European and Scandinavian heatwaves

C Spensberger, E Madonna… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In both 2003 and 2018 a heatwave in Scandinavia in July was followed by a heatwave in
Central Europe in August. Whereas the transition occurred abruptly in 2003, it was gradual …

Heat wave risk assessment and mapping in urban areas: case study for a midsized Central European city, Novi Sad (Serbia)

S Savić, V Marković, I Šećerov, D Pavić, D Arsenović… - Natural hazards, 2018 - Springer
Risk assessment and mapping methodologies for heat waves as frequently occurring
hazards in central and southeastern Europe were applied in this study, and the impact of …

On the definition of a heat wave

PJ Robinson - Journal of Applied Meteorology and …, 2001 - journals.ametsoc.org
Heat waves are a major cause of weather-related deaths. With the current concern for global
warming it is reasonable to suppose that they may increase in frequency, severity, duration …