Episode 878
Increasing likelihood of extreme heatwaves
Record-shattering temperatures are to be expected in the coming years according to a new study
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
August 4, 20214m 31s
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Show Notes
Earlier this year a devastating heatwave in the pacific northwest of the United States killed almost 200 people with record-shattering temperatures; and, in 2019, the UK recorded its highest ever temperature of 38.7 degrees here in Cambridge. Alarmingly, new research from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology suggests that there's more of this to come. Eva Higginbotham heard why from Erich Fischer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
erich fischerheatwavesHeatwavefuture heatwaveextreme heatwaveclimate change causes heatwaves