Predicted warming of tropics this summer (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Predicted warming of tropics this summer

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Maps of the tropics showing the annual maximum wet-bulb temperatures predicted by the authors for the upcoming summer, taking into account current El Niño conditions and global warming (top) and the incremental effect due to El Niño alone (bottom). The reddest areas are predicted to have the highest wet bulb temperatures — a measure of the combined effects of humidity and temperature. The black boxes outline regions that were analyzed in more detail.

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Yi Zhang, UC Berkeley

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