heatwave (Q393)
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A heatwave is an extended period of unusually high temperatures lasting several days to weeks, with temperatures exceeding local thresholds.
- heat wave
- exceptionally hot
- heat waves
- extreme heat
- heat event
- heat events
- hot extremes
- heatwaves
- abnormally hot weather
- abnormally hot
- hot weather
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | heatwave |
A heatwave is an extended period of unusually high temperatures lasting several days to weeks, with temperatures exceeding local thresholds. |
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A heatwave is an extended period of unusually high temperatures over a large area, lasting from a few days to several weeks. It involves significant warming or an influx of very warm air, exceeding local climatological thresholds. Human-induced greenhouse gas forcing is the main driver of observed increases in both hot and cold extremes globally, including heatwaves.