2007: Climate models suggest that climate change has increased the risk of extreme heat waves in the Mediterranean by 200% to 500%. Excerpt from the research study published in Geophysical Research Letters, “emissions reductions could reduce the risk of increased heat stress in the coming decades” (Diffenbaugh, 2007).
Reference: Diffenbaugh, et al. 2007. Heat stress intensification in the Mediterranean climate change hotspot. Geophysical Research Letters 34: L11706. Retrieved from http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2007/2007GL030000.shtml
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