Heat extremes are already one of the deadliest meteorological events and they are projected to increase in intensity and frequency due to climate change. The impacts of these extreme events on society will increase dramatically, with some studies suggesting that human habitability limits could be crossed locally. We invite researchers from a range of scientific disciplines to join the session and contribute to understanding of these burning issues.
This session welcomes new research addressing the challenge of extreme heat and its impacts, with studies focusing on the Global South particularly welcome. Suitable contributions may: (i) assess the definitions and indicators typically used to describe extreme heat stress conditions and human habitability limits, (ii) quantify the drivers and underlying processes of extreme heat in observations and/or models; (iii) quantify historical climate trends and projections (iv) examine the challenges of monitoring and predicting extreme heat on all temporal scales; (v) assess vulnerability and exposure to extreme heat associated with diverse socio-economic impacts; (vi) focus on societal response and adaptation to extreme heat in a warming climate, including heat-health early warning systems and anticipatory action, adaptation and management solutions; (vii) introduce transdisciplinary research frameworks for assessing impacts on human health, economic productivity, and the environment.
We encourage submissions from a broad range of disciplines including environmental and climate sciences, climate impact studies, global and occupational health and epidemiology.