Analysis of extreme summers and prior late winter/spring conditions in central Europe

Drought and heat waves during summer in mid-latitudes are a serious threat to human health and agriculture and have negative impacts on the infrastructure, such as problems in energy supply. The appearance of such extreme events is expected to increase with the progress of global warming. A better u...

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Main Authors: C. Träger-Chatterjee, R. W. Müller, J. Bendix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-05-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1243/2013/nhess-13-1243-2013.pdf