The concurrent occurrence of hot and dry weather events, known as compound dry-hot extreme (CDHE) events, poses a significant risk to the health of both humans and the environment.

In their research published by Nature Communications journal, postdoctoral researcher Mahshid Ghanbari and Professor Mazdak Arabi analyze the impact of climate change and urban development on CDHE events. Their research, entitled “The role of climate change and urban development on compound dry-hot extremes across U.S. cities,” indicates the frequency and duration of CDHE events will increase in the U.S. throughout this century. Prior research has largely ignored the added variable of urban development-induced warming, which could have an impact on past predictions and estimates of future CDHE events.

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