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Title: The Deadly Combination of Heat and Humidity in India and Pakistan in Summer 2015

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Indian Inst. of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi (India)
  3. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
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We find that the deadly heat waves in India and Pakistan in 2015 were exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change. Although the impacts of both events were severe, the events themselves were not connected to each other.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1379595
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol. 97, Issue 12; ISSN 0003-0007
Publisher:
American Meteorological SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 49 works
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