Rapid increase in the risk of extreme summer heat in Eastern China

Ying Sun, Xuebin Zhang (), Francis W. Zwiers, Lianchun Song, Hui Wan, Ting Hu, Hong Yin and Guoyu Ren
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Ying Sun: National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration
Xuebin Zhang: Environment Canada, Toronto
Francis W. Zwiers: Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria, Victoria
Lianchun Song: National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration
Hui Wan: Environment Canada, Toronto
Ting Hu: National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration
Hong Yin: National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration
Guoyu Ren: National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration

Nature Climate Change, 2014, vol. 4, issue 12, 1082-1085

Abstract: Mean summer temperature in Eastern China has increased by 0.82 °C since the 1950s and five of the hottest summers have occurred since 2000. This study estimates anthropogenic influence to have caused a greater than 60-fold increase in the likelihood of extreme summer heat and projects that hot summers will continue to increase in frequency.

Date: 2014
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