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Trends in heat and cold wave risks for the Italian Trentino-Alto Adige region from 1980 to 2018
Martin Morlot
Department of Civil, Environmental, and
Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy
Simone Russo
Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Via Enrico Fermi 2749,
21027 Ispra, Italy
Luc Feyen
Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Via Enrico Fermi 2749,
21027 Ispra, Italy
Giuseppe Formetta
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil, Environmental, and
Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy
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We analyzed recent trends in heat and cold wave (HW and CW) risk in a European alpine region, defined by a time and spatially explicit framework to quantify hazard, vulnerability, exposure, and risk. We find a statistically significant increase in HW hazard and exposure. A decrease in vulnerability is observed except in the larger cities. HW risk increased in 40 % of the region, especially in highly populated areas. Stagnant CW hazard and declining vulnerability result in reduced CW risk.
We analyzed recent trends in heat and cold wave (HW and CW) risk in a European alpine region,...
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