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Strong heatwaves with widespread urban-related hotspots over Africa in 2019
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作者 eghosa igun Xiyan Xu +1 位作者 Yonghong Hu Gensuo Jia 《Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters》 CSCD 2022年第5期14-20,共7页
2019 was one of the hottest years in recent decades,with widespread heatwaves over many parts of the world,including Africa.However,as a developing and vulnerable region,the understanding of recent heatwave events in ... 2019 was one of the hottest years in recent decades,with widespread heatwaves over many parts of the world,including Africa.However,as a developing and vulnerable region,the understanding of recent heatwave events in Africa is limited.Here,the authors incorporated different climate datasets,satellite observations,and population estimates to investigate patterns and hotspots of major heatwave events over Africa in 2019.Overall,2019 was one of the years that experienced the strongest heatwaves in terms of intensity and duration since 1981 in Africa.Heatwave hotspots were clearly identified across western-coastal,northeastern,southern,and equatorial Africa,where major cities and human populations are located.The proportion of urban agglomerations(population)exposed to extreme(99 th percentile)heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere rose from 4%(5 million people)and 15%(17 million people),respectively,in the baseline period of 1981-2010 to36%(43 million people)and 57%(53 million people),respectively,in 2019.Heatwave patterns and hotspots in 2019 were related to anomalous seasonal change in atmospheric circulation and above-normal sea surface temperature.Without adaptation to minimize susceptibility to the effects of heatwave events,the risks they pose in populated areas may increase rapidly in Africa. 展开更多
关键词 AFRICA Temperature Heat wave Urban hotspots POPULATION
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