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Assess the projected changes in urban heatwave intensity through the end of the century under future climate conditions.

July 11, 2025Journal of Geophysical Research AtmospheresOpen Access

Assessing the Intensity of Heatwaves in a Warming Climate at the Urban Scale: A Case Study of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona

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SVSergi VenturaUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona JMJosep Ramón MiróAgencia Estatal de Meteorología RSRicard SeguraUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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Climate modeling study reveals urban heatwave intensity increases of up to 4.2°C under high-emission scenarios, highlighting the need for targeted municipal adaptation strategies.

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Assess the projected changes in urban heatwave intensity through the end of the century under future climate conditions.
Simulated all historical heatwaves from 1991 to 2020 at high resolution using the Weather and Research Forecasting (WRF) model.
Resimulated historical events for midcentury (2041–2070) and end-of-century (2071–2100) periods under the SSP3-7.0 emissions scenario via the pseudo global warming method.
Heatwave intensity increases by 2.5°C in the midcentury period (2041–2070) and by 4.2°C by the end of the century (2071–2100).
Stationary and stable synoptic patterns experience the largest intensification, with 500 hPa geopotential heights increasing by up to 100 geopotential meters to peak at 6,050 gpm.

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Ventura et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75e32ff56d87d9178b7028 https://doi.org/10.1029/2025jd043559

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Climate modeling study reveals urban heatwave intensity increases of up to 4.2°C under high-emission scenarios, highlighting the need for targeted municipal adaptation strategies.

Assessing the Intensity of Heatwaves in a Warming Climate at the Urban Scale: A Case Study of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona

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