The human influence on extreme heat waves is clear (Min et ......Currently, climate change has...
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Thehumaninfluenceonextremeheatwavesisclear(Minetal.2013;Zwiersetal.2011).TheunusuallyhottemperaturesinCaliforniainAugust2020areacaseinpoint.BelowisanattributionstatementabouthowclimatechangehascurrentlyaffectedtheCalifornia2020heatwaveaswellassomeprojectionsofhowmuchclimatechangewillfurtherincreasetheseverityofCaliforniaheatwaves.
Currently,climatechangehascausedrareCaliforniaheatwavestobe3to4degreeswarmer(adaptedfromWehneretal2018usingthehighresolutionversionofCAM5.1describedinWehneretal.2014)
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InthefuturedirectlyfromTebaldiandWehner2018(notethattemperaturecolorscalesarealldifferent:
Undereitheralow(rcp4.5)orhigh(rcp8.5)emissionsscenarios,Californiaheatwaveswouldbe0.5to1degreeFahrenheitwarmerattheendofthedecade.
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Undertheloweremissionsscenario,Californiaheatwaveswouldbeabout2degreesFahrenheitwarmeratmid-century(2050).
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Underthehigheremissionsscenario,Californiaheatwaveswouldbeabout3degreesFahrenheitwarmeratmid-century(2050).
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Undertheloweremissionsscenario,Californiaheatwaveswouldbeabout3degreesFahrenheitwarmeratlate-century(2080).
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Underthehigheremissionsscenario,Californiaheatwaveswouldbeabout5degreesFahrenheitwarmeratlate-century(2080).
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ThesestatementsaremyownscientificopinionanddonotnecessarilyreflectthepositionsoftheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory,theUniversityofCalifornianortheUSDepartmentofEnergy.August20,2020MichaelWehnerSeniorScientistComputationalResearchDivisionLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory