Special Issue "Exploring the Variations and Interplay of Drought and Heatwaves: Uncovering the Associated Mechanisms and Impacts"

Dear Colleagues,

Increasing surface temperatures associated with global climate change are projected to cause heatwaves and droughts to become more frequent and extreme in many parts of the world. Moreover, there exists a potential interplay between drought and heatwave events, which means that drought can exacerbate the severity of heatwave events, and vice versa. These extreme events have had a significant impact on the environmental ecosystem and socioeconomic activities, which is expected to worsen in the future, especially with the compounded effects of drought and heatwave (CDHW) episodes. Although some effort has been made to investigate the temporal and spatial variations of drought and heatwaves, the knowledge regarding their interplay and associated mechanisms is still limited. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on exploring the variations and interplay of drought and heatwaves and uncovering the associated mechanisms and impacts. In this regard, review, application, or methodological contributions to this Special Issue may include, but are not limited to:

• Identification and variation analysis of regional drought and heatwave events;
• The interplay between climate variability and drought and heatwaves;
• Exploring the implication or impacts of drought and heatwaves;
• Projecting the variations of drought and heatwaves in different climate scenarios;
• Compound drought and heatwave (CDHW) events;
• Uncovering the interactions between drought and heatwaves at different scales;
• Remote sensing and early warning systems for drought and heatwaves;
• Clarifying the mechanisms behind drought and heatwaves;
• Adaptation strategies for drought and heatwaves.

Dr. Jinping Liu
Prof. Dr. Zengyun Hu
Dr. Hongquan Sun
Dr. Hui Tao
Dr. Arfan Arshad
Guest Editors

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• heatwave and drought
• spatio-temporal variations
• mechanisms
• potential impacts
• compound events
• interplay
• projection
• adaptation strategies