Sentences with phrase «intensity of heatwaves»

I chose this form of building because I am concerned about climate change and the increasing number and intensity of heatwaves we can expect in the future. . .

Global warming is increasing the frequency, duration and intensity of heatwaves.

Visible changes in hydrological cycle have been observed in the form of changing precipitation patterns, cropping patterns, droughts, water availability periods, frequency and intensity of heatwaves, precipitation events and weather - induced natural disasters.

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On a global level, the report warns that climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of heatwaves and floods.

For example, the 2003 European heatwave caused tens of thousands of deaths33 and was later superseded in intensity by the 2010 European heatwave, events which can be expected to increase in probability over the 2010 — 2050 period34.

While marine heatwaves have only started to draw attention in recent years, the increasing intensity, frequency and duration of atmospheric heatwaves have been extensively documented30.

«The current heatwave — in terms of its duration, its intensity and its extent — is now unprecedented in our records,» the Bureau of Meteorology's manager of climate monitoring and prediction, David Jones, said.

DarkMath @ 45, the highest values in the US Heatwave Index are found in (in decreasing order of intensity) 1936, 1934, 1931 and 1930, with the values of 1936 and 1934 in particular, being significantly greater than any other including recent years:

This issue that deserves a lot of attention in the literature due to the possible existence of (positive) feedbacks that may affect occurrence or intensity of hydrological extremes such as heatwaves.

Heatwaves have increased in duration, frequency and intensity across many parts of the country.

Scientists warn that global warming could greatly increase the likelihood of droughts, floods and heatwaves reaching record levels of frequency and intensity.

«This includes record numbers and record intensity of hurricanes and typhoons, record widespread heavy rains and flooding — think Houston, Louisiana, the Carolinas (Hurricane Matthew) and now California — record drought, heatwaves and wild fires, and increasing inundations in coastal regions from rising sea level.»

Published in Nature Climate Change, the paper surveys recent studies of climate change and extreme weather and finds «strong evidence» of a link between a warming world and the frequency and intensity of droughts, floods, and heatwaves — such as the one that turned winter into summer in the U.S.

China also experienced one of the most severe heatwaves on record with respect to its geographical extent, duration and intensity.

«A changing climate leads to changes in the frequency, duration and intensity of droughts, floods, storms, heatwaves and fire and will test the resilience of natural and human coping abilities.