Climate risk · Rationale

Heatwave

Temperature extreme characterised by a period of abnormally hot weather, often defined relative to a temperature threshold, lasting from two days to months, with the potential to harm people, crops, livestock, and ecosystems.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGII Glossary: Heatwave

Synonyms

Extreme heat

Broader

Temperature extreme

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_107 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_107
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_107)