The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021

The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021

The 2021 unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave broke temperature records by extraordinary amounts. Impacts included hundreds of deaths, mass-mortalities of marine life, increased wildfires, reduced crop and fruit yields, and river flooding.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Rachel H. White, Sam Anderson, James F. Booth, Ginni Braich, Christina Draeger, Cuiyi Fei, Christopher D. G. Harley, Sarah B. Henderson, Matthias Jakob, Carie-Ann Lau, Lualawi Mareshet Admasu, Veeshan Narinesingh, Christopher Rodell, Eliott Roocroft, Kate R. Weinberger, Greg West
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36289-3

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