1.5 degrees C and 2 degrees C (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1.5 degrees C and 2 degrees C

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Avoided increase of extreme high-temperature events (units: percent) over East Asia and its subregions in 1.5 degrees C compared with 2 degrees C warmer future. The black vertical lines over the bars show the range of two standard deviations. The red, orange, and purple bars represent the changes of intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme high-temperature events, respectively.

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ZOU Liwei

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