[HTML][HTML] Comparison of relative and absolute heatwaves in eastern China: observations, simulations and future projections

H Xu, G Zhang - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heatwaves can produce catastrophic effects on public health and natural systems,
especially under global warming. There are two methods to measure heatwaves, computed …

[HTML][HTML] Observed changes in heat waves with different severities in China during 1961–2015

W Xie, B Zhou, Q You, Y Zhang, S Ullah - Theoretical and Applied …, 2020 - Springer
Heat waves (HWs) exert severe impacts on ecosystem, social economy, and human lives.
Thus, changes in HWs under a warming climate have triggered extensive interests. In this …

Variability of heat waves and recurrence probability of the severe 2003 and 2013 heat waves in Zhejiang Province, southeast China

W Lou, Y Yao, K Sun, S Deng, M Yang - Climate Research, 2019 - int-res.com
Summer heat wave (HW) events have disastrous consequences for human health,
economies, and ecosystems. The present study investigates the variability of HWs and …

A comparison of heat wave climatologies and trends in China based on multiple definitions

Q You, Z Jiang, L Kong, Z Wu, Y Bao, S Kang… - Climate Dynamics, 2017 - Springer
Heat waves (HWs) can have disastrous impacts on human activities and natural systems,
and are one of the current foci of scientific research, particularly in the context of global …

Summer heatwaves in China during 1961–2021: The impact of humidity

S Cheng, S Wang, M Li, Y He - Atmospheric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In additon to temperature, heatwaves are also closely related to humidity. In this study, daily
wet-bulb temperature was used to define heatwaves (WBHWs) with a unified threshold for …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal distribution of heatwave hazards in the Chinese Mainland for the period 1990–2019

W Wu, Q Liu, H Li, C Huang - … of environmental research and public health, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heatwaves occur frequently in summer, severely harming the natural environment and
human society. While a few long-term spatiotemporal heatwave studies have been …

[HTML][HTML] Heatwave trends and the population exposure over China in the 21st century as well as under 1.5 C and 2.0 C global warmer future scenarios

Z Li, X Guo, Y Yang, Y Hong, Z Wang, L You - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Heatwaves exert negative socio-economic impacts and particularly have serious effects on
public health. Based on the multi-model ensemble (MME) results of 10 downscaled high …

[HTML][HTML] Projected population exposure to heatwaves in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China

D Dong, H Tao, Z Zhang - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The intensification of heatwaves dues to climate change is a significant concern, with
substantial impacts on ecosystems and human health, particularly in developing countries …

Comprehensive assessment of daytime, nighttime and compound heatwave risk in East China

S Ding, A Chen - Natural Hazards, 2024 - Springer
An increasing number of heatwaves have seriously threatened human production and life.
Since nighttime heatwaves may prevent humans from effectively recovering from the …

The trend of heatwave events in the Northern Hemisphere

W Qiu, X Yan - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2020 - Elsevier
Extreme high-temperature events have large societal and economic consequences.
However, it is still unknown how the heatwave (HW) trend is distributed over the Northern …