Increased summertime heat stress in the US

被引：125

作者：

Gaffen, DJ ^{[1
]}

Ross, RJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] NOAA, Air Resources Lab, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA

来源：

NATURE | 1998年 / 396卷 / 6711期

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D O I：

10.1038/25030

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

In the past half century, the mean summertime temperature in the United States has increased1,4, with nights warming more than days5,6. When humidity is high, hot weather can cause heat stress in humans. Here we show that the frequency of extreme heat-stress events in the United States, caused by extremely hot and humid days as well as by heatwaves lasting for several days, has increased over the period from 1949 to 1995.

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页码：529 / 530

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