Heat wave exposure in India in current, 1.5 °C, and 2.0 °C worlds

Heatwaves with large impacts have increased in the recent past and will continue to increase under future warming. However, the implication for population exposure to severe heatwaves remains unexplored. Here, we characterize maximum potential human exposure (without passive/active reduction measure...

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Main Authors: Vimal Mishra, Sourav Mukherjee, Rohini Kumar, Dáithí A Stone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa9388