Climatic warming of about 0.5 ° C in the global mean since the 1970s has strongly increased the occurrence-probability of heat extremes on monthly to seasonal time scales. For the 21st century, climate models predict more substantial warming. Here we show that the multi-model mean of the CMIP5 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project) climate models accurately reproduces the evolution over time and spatial patterns of the historically observed increase in monthly heat extremes.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/historic-and-future-increase-global-land-area-affected-monthly-heat-extremes
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dim-coumou
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alexander-robinson
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-research-letters
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heat-waves
