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Number of extreme heat waves in future climates under two different climate forcing scenarios

Figure Created 31 Jul 2019 Published 31 Jul 2019 Last modified 28 Mar 2022

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The top maps show the median of the number of heat waves in a multi-model ensemble of the near future (2020–2052) and the latter half of the century (2068–2100) under the RCP4.5 scenario, and the lower maps are for the same time periods but under RCP8.5