Abstract
AbstractLarge‐scale topographies affect global extreme weather and climate though dynamic and thermal forcing. However, the impacts of typical topographies on heat waves in different drylands globally remain unclear. In this study, we find that heat waves are mainly occurred in global drylands during 1940–2022. The frequencies and intensities of heat waves in global drylands have significantly increased after 1980s. Multiple numerical model simulations reveal that the impact range of Asian topography on heat waves in global drylands is widest, not only in East Asia, Central, and west Asia locally, but also can reach as far as North Africa and North America. While the impact ranges of topographies in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, North America, and South America on heat waves in drylands are relatively narrow, which are concentrated in localized and their surroundings. These conclusions could provide clues to understand the influence of topography on global weather and climate extremes.
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