Projected Heat Stress Under 1.5 °C and 2 °C Global Warming Scenarios Creates Unprecedented Discomfort for Humans in West Africa

Bamba Sylla, Mouhamadou; Faye, Aïssatou; Giorgi, Filippo; Diédhiou, Arona; Kunstmann, Harald

doi:10.1029/2018ef000873

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Projected Heat Stress Under 1.5 °C and 2 °C Global Warming Scenarios Creates Unprecedented Discomfort for Humans in West Africa

Published in Earth s Future • Jul 1, 2018

Authors:

Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla

Aïssatou Faye

Filippo Giorgi

Abstract

Abstract Heat and discomfort indices are applied to the multimodel ensemble mean of COordinated Regional climate Downscaling EXperiment‐Africa regional climate model projections to investigate future changes in heat stress and the proportion of human population at risk under 1.5 °C and 2 °C global w...

Subject

Downscaling

Heat stress

Climate change

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