Climate change increased the likelihood of the 2016 heat extremes in Asia
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Yukiki Imada. Hideo Shiogama, Chiharu Takahashi et al
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Explaining Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective
The 2016 extreme warmth across Asia would not have been possible without climate change. The 2015/16 El Niño also contributed to regional warm extremes over Southeast Asia and the Maritime Continent.