Tracking extreme heat by the hour makes climate change seem even worse

Tracking extreme heat by the hour makes climate change seem even worse. Hot hours of summer could triple in the coming decades.

O que aconteceu

Global warming is leading to more extremely hot weather.

There is perhaps no more obvious consequence of climate change.

But changing how we analyze this problem can still help scientists think about it in a different way that may yield surprises.

Por que importa

A pauta interessa a quem acompanha Tech porque altera expectativas e decisões práticas.

Consequência prática

Generally, studies on heat extremes work with some combination of daily minimum, maximum, and mean temperatures.

Sometimes they focus on multi-day heatwaves using those metrics, since the discomfort and health impacts increase for longer events.

There are different thresholds you can use to define extreme heat in these analyses, either based on past statistics or on the human body’s physiological limits.

A new study led by Weilin Liao and Xuanzong Zhang at Sun Yat-sen University tried breaking down heat extremes to the hourly level instead, which reveals some interesting nuances.Read full article Comments

Global warming is leading to more extremely hot weather. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Tech precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

There is perhaps no more obvious consequence of climate change. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Tech precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

But changing how we analyze this problem can still help scientists think about it in a different way that may yield surprises. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Tech precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

Generally, studies on heat extremes work with some combination of daily minimum, maximum, and mean temperatures. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Tech precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

Sometimes they focus on multi-day heatwaves using those metrics, since the discomfort and health impacts increase for longer events. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Tech precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

There are different thresholds you can use to define extreme heat in these analyses, either based on past statistics or on the human body’s physiological limits. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Tech precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

A new study led by Weilin Liao and Xuanzong Zhang at Sun Yat-sen University tried breaking down heat extremes to the hourly level instead, which reveals some interesting nuances.Read full article Comments o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Tech precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

Global warming is leading to more extremely hot weather. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Tech precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.