Nature Communications (Feb 2023)
The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021
- Rachel H. White,
- Sam Anderson,
- James F. Booth,
- Ginni Braich,
- Christina Draeger,
- Cuiyi Fei,
- Christopher D. G. Harley,
- Sarah B. Henderson,
- Matthias Jakob,
- Carie-Ann Lau,
- Lualawi Mareshet Admasu,
- Veeshan Narinesingh,
- Christopher Rodell,
- Eliott Roocroft,
- Kate R. Weinberger,
- Greg West
Affiliations
- Rachel H. White
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
- Sam Anderson
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
- James F. Booth
- Earth and Atmospheric Science, City College of New York
- Ginni Braich
- Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
- Christina Draeger
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
- Cuiyi Fei
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
- Christopher D. G. Harley
- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia
- Sarah B. Henderson
- Environmental Health Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- Matthias Jakob
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
- Carie-Ann Lau
- BCG Engineering Inc
- Lualawi Mareshet Admasu
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
- Veeshan Narinesingh
- NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Program in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences, Princeton University
- Christopher Rodell
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
- Eliott Roocroft
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
- Kate R. Weinberger
- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
- Greg West
- BC Hydro
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36289-3
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 20
Abstract
The 2021 unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave broke temperature records by extraordinary amounts. Impacts included hundreds of deaths, mass-mortalities of marine life, increased wildfires, reduced crop and fruit yields, and river flooding.
