Heat waves (HWs) are natural hazards characterised by episodes of hot weather. However,
in the absence of a universal definition a wide variety of definitions is applied. In this study …

Europe has been affected by record‐breaking heat waves in recent decades. Using station
data and a gridded reanalysis as input, four commonly used heat wave indices, the heat …

The research study aimed at assessing multiannual variability of heat wave occurrence in
the lowland part of Germany between 1966 and 2015 and determining the role of …

ABSTRACT Heat waves (HWs) and cold spells (CSs) have pronounced impacts on the
natural environment and society. The main aim of this study was to identify major Central …

The Russian heatwave in 2010 killed tens of thousands of people, and was by far the worst
event in Europe since at least 1950, according to recent studies and a novel universal …

Heatwaves (HWs) are one of the “natural” hazards with the greatest impact worldwide in
terms of mortality and economic losses, and their effects may be exacerbated in large urban …

Research on heat waves (periods of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied
by high humidity) is a newly emerging research topic within the field of climate change …

Heat waves can provide detrimental impacts on human society and the environmental
system, and thus have received substantial attention in scientific research. Since heat waves …

Abstract Heat Waves (HWs) have received outstanding scientific attention over the past
decades, inherent to their devastating societal and environmental effects. Observed and …

Changes in the frequency and intensity of heat waves have shown substantial negative
impacts on public health. At the same time, climate change towards increasing air …