Europe (Chapter 13)

B Bednar-Friedl, R Biesbroek, DN Schmidt… - 2022 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Our current 1.1° C warmer world is already affecting natural and human systems in Europe
(very high confidence1). Since AR5, there has been a substantial increase in detected or …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme temperature events and human health concerns

SC Sheridan, MJ Allen - Current Climate Change Reports, 2015 - Springer
Extreme temperature events (ETEs), both hot and cold, have received much attention in the
literature because of their adverse impacts upon society, in particular human health. Under …

The 2021 European heat wave in the context of past major heat waves

O Lhotka, J Kyselý - Earth and Space Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The past two decades in Europe have been characterized by numerous major heat waves,
with record‐breaking temperatures reported also during the summer of 2021. While most …

Similarities and differences in the mechanisms causing the European summer heatwaves in 2003, 2010, and 2018

X Liu, B He, L Guo, L Huang, D Chen - Earth's Future, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanisms causing European heatwaves in recent years, particularly their differences
among several heatwaves, are poorly understood. Here atmospheric circulation anomalies …

Climate change scenarios of heat waves in Central Europe and their uncertainties

O Lhotka, J Kyselý, A Farda - Theoretical and applied climatology, 2018 - Springer
The study examines climate change scenarios of Central European heat waves with a focus
on related uncertainties in a large ensemble of regional climate model (RCM) simulations …

Heatwave intensity on the Iberian Peninsula: Future climate projections

N Lorenzo, A Díaz-Poso, D Royé - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Heatwaves are the most relevant extreme climatic events, particularly in the context of global
warming and the related increasing impacts on society and the natural environment. This …

[HTML][HTML] Ranking European capitals by exposure to heat waves and cold waves

M Smid, S Russo, AC Costa, C Granell, E Pebesma - Urban Climate, 2019 - Elsevier
In warming Europe, we are witnessing a growth in urban population with aging trend, which
will make the society more exposed and vulnerable to extreme weather events. In the period …

Reflections of global warming in trends of temperature characteristics in the Czech Republic, 1961–2019

P Zahradníček, R Brázdil, P Štěpánek… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a comprehensive trend analysis of spatiotemporal temperature change
patterns over the territory of what is now the Czech Republic (CR) during the 1961–2019 …

The extreme European summer of 2015 in a long‐term perspective

A Hoy, S Haensel, P Skalak, Z Ustrnul… - International Journal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In 2015, large parts of Europe were characterized by extraordinary high summer
temperatures, accompanied by very dry conditions, particularly in central‐eastern Europe …

[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal evolution of heat waves severity and expansion across the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic islands

A Díaz-Poso, N Lorenzo, D Royé - Environmental research, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current climate change scenario, heat waves have become one of the most
concerning extreme climatic events, both because of their implications for human health and …