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The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021

Authors :
Rachel H. White
Sam Anderson
James F. Booth
Ginni Braich
Christina Draeger
Cuiyi Fei
Christopher D. G. Harley
Sarah B. Henderson
Matthias Jakob
Carie-Ann Lau
Lualawi Mareshet Admasu
Veeshan Narinesingh
Christopher Rodell
Eliott Roocroft
Kate R. Weinberger
Greg West
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2023.

Abstract

The 2021 unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave broke temperature records by extraordinary amounts. Impacts included hundreds of deaths, mass-mortalities of marine life, increased wildfires, reduced crop and fruit yields, and river flooding.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
14
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0bac971a85747f788830b51df6434a6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36289-3