Concurrent hot and dry summers more common in future
In a new study published in Science Advances, Jakob Zscheischler and Sonia Seneviratne assess the risk for concurrent hot and dry summers.
Their results highlight that this risk is underestimated if statistics for dry and hot summers are considered separately, as is generally done in climate science. This study is one of the first highlighting the need for a better investigation and understanding of compound events.
Further information
- ETH News: Concurrent hot and dry summers more common in future
- Science Advances: external page Dependence of drivers affects risks associated with compound events
- Personal webpages of Dr. Jakob Zscheischler
- Personal webpages of Prof. Dr. Sonia Seneviratne