Rapid attribution analysis of the extraordinary heat wave on the Pacific coast of the US and Canada in June 2021

<p>Towards the end of June 2021, temperature records were broken by several degrees Celsius in several cities in the Pacific Northwest areas of the US and Canada, leading to spikes in sudden deaths and sharp increases in emergency calls and hospital visits for heat-related illnesses. Here we p...

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Main Authors: S. Y. Philip, S. F. Kew, G. J. van Oldenborgh, F. S. Anslow, S. I. Seneviratne, R. Vautard, D. Coumou, K. L. Ebi, J. Arrighi, R. Singh, M. van Aalst, C. Pereira Marghidan, M. Wehner, W. Yang, S. Li, D. L. Schumacher, M. Hauser, R. Bonnet, L. N. Luu, F. Lehner, N. Gillett, J. S. Tradowsky, G. A. Vecchi, C. Rodell, R. B. Stull, R. Howard, F. E. L. Otto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-12-01
Series:Earth System Dynamics
Online Access:https://esd.copernicus.org/articles/13/1689/2022/esd-13-1689-2022.pdf