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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-1313-2023
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Heat wave monitoring over West African cities: uncertainties, characterization and recent trends
Cedric Gacial Ngoungue Langue
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS) – UMR 8190 CNRS/Sorbonne Université/UVSQ, 78280 Guyancourt, France
CNRS, IRD, G-INP, IGE, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
Christophe Lavaysse
CNRS, IRD, G-INP, IGE, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, 21027 Ispra, VA, Italy
Mathieu Vrac
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, CEA Saclay l'Orme des Merisiers, UMR 8212 CEA/CNRS/UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay and IPSL, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Cyrille Flamant
Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS) – UMR 8190 CNRS/Sorbonne Université/UVSQ, 78280 Guyancourt, France
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- Africa’s booming rice cultivation is fueling regional warming B. Swain et al.
- Potential impacts of climate change on the sudan-sahel region in West Africa – Insights from Burkina Faso W. Sawadogo et al.
- Near-term heatwave risk in HighResMIP models across different temperature zones of West Africa D. Danso et al.
- Global warming amplified regional heatwave with nighttime preeminence outrun daytime heatwave D. Tofu et al.
- Climate Dynamics in Guinea Under Global Warming: Analysis of Extreme Air Temperatures and Precipitation E. Vyshkvarkova et al.
- Regional trends in maximum and minimum surface air temperatures in Pernambuco Brazil from 1961 to 2024 E. de Moraes et al.
- Changes in the Seasonal Cycle of Heatwaves, Dry and Wet Spells over West Africa Using CORDEX Simulations A. Yapo et al.
- Navigating a polycrisis: barriers to maternal healthcare access in Burkina Faso T. Druetz et al.
- Projected heat/cold waves and heat stress conditions in West Africa under carbon dioxide removal scenarios E. Uzoma & M. Adeniyi
- Dust Content Modulation and Spring Heat Waves in Senegal (2003–2022) S. Diouf et al.
- Multi‐Country‐Multi‐City Characterisation of Heat Stress and Exposure in Africa T. Morakinyo et al.
- Global heatwaves: A scoping review on the trend, characteristics, impacts on air pollution and health L. Shan et al.
- The relative contribution of physical processes leading the May 2024 heat wave in Cuba using a novel temperature anomaly analysis A. Pérez-Alarcón et al.
- Subseasonal forecasts of heat waves in West African cities C. Ngoungue Langue et al.
- Assessing climate vulnerabilities of urban food systems and institutional responses: the case of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe M. Maphosa & P. Moyo
- Climate-dependent nonlinear and interactive effects of the urban built environment on urban humid heat stress Z. Zhou et al.
- Assessing the Increasing Frequency of Heat Waves in Cuba and Contributing Mechanisms A. Pérez-Alarcón et al.
- Exploring urban vegetation index trends, seasonal variations, and their correlation with temperature in Benin (West Africa) B. Akakpo et al.
- Effect of heat stress in the first 1000 days of life on fetal and infant growth: a secondary analysis of the ENID randomised controlled trial A. Bonell et al.
- Heatwave Characteristics and Trends Across Eight Japanese Cities G. McGregor & A. Suzuki‐Parker
- Long-term spatiotemporal variation in frequency of persistent hot spell events over Africa S. Ekwacu et al.
- The impact of carbon dioxide removal on temperature parameters over West Africa E. Uzoma et al.
- Assessment of Heat Stress Hazards in Africa Using CMIP6 and NEX-GDDP Datasets O. Oloniyo et al.
- Afro-Asian climate response to future solar radiation management T. Adeliyi et al.
- Spatiotemporal analysis of atmospheric aerosols in African environments using MERRA-2 data (1980–2024): Impacts on climate extremes D. Omokpariola
- Temperature variability in coastal Ghana: a day-to-day variability framework J. Ankrah et al.
- A 43-year of human thermal comfort in Central Africa S. Kaissassou et al.
- The Thermodynamic and Dynamic Cause Analysis of Three Extensive Compound Heatwaves from 2011 to 2024 in Mainland Spain Z. Li et al.
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Short summary
Heat waves (HWs) are climatic hazards that affect the planet. We assess here uncertainties encountered in the process of HW detection and analyse their recent trends in West Africa using reanalysis data. Three types of uncertainty have been investigated. We identified 6 years with higher frequency of HWs, possibly due to higher sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Atlantic. We noticed an increase in HW characteristics during the last decade, which could be a consequence of climate change.
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