Early emergence of anthropogenically forced heat waves in the western United States and Great Lakes

Early emergence of anthropogenically forced heat waves in the western United States and Great Lakes

Early emergence of anthropogenically forced heat waves in the western United States and Great Lakes, Published online: 19 March 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0116-y

Heat waves have become increasingly frequent in the United States, but their occurrence is largely linked to natural variability. Model simulations reveal anthropogenically forced signals will first emerge in the western United States and Great Lakes regions by ~2030.