Reconciling theory with the reality of African heatwaves

Luke J. Harrington () and Friederike E. L. Otto
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Luke J. Harrington: University of Oxford
Friederike E. L. Otto: University of Oxford

Nature Climate Change, 2020, vol. 10, issue 9, 796-798

Abstract: Extreme weather damage databases report no significant heatwave impacts in sub-Saharan Africa since 1900, yet the region has experienced a number of heatwaves and will be affected disproportionately by them under climate change. Addressing this reporting discrepancy is crucial to assess the impacts of future extreme heat there.

Date: 2020
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