Existing Heat Wave Indices Lack Severity
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•Most existing heat wave indices fail to capture heat wave severity
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Most existing heat wave indices fail to capture heat wave severity, say researchers.
Five out of six existing heat-wave indices were unable to capture the severity and spatial distribution of recent lethal heat waves in India , Spain , and the USA .
The sixth index -- the lethal heat-stress index -- was better able to identify dangerous heat stress conditions, particularly in low-humidity regions.
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