Of particular interest, for example, is the possible relationship between climate change and
the incidence of summer heat waves [Meehl, G.A. and C. Tebaldi, Science, 305, 994 - 997, 2004] such as those observed in Europe during summer 2003 [see Schaer et al, Nature 427, 332-336 2004; Stott et al, Nature, 432, 610 - 614, 2004].