Spring irrigation can reduce summer heat wave events
Impact of spring and summer irrigation on extreme heat wave events. Modeled temperature and event length anomalies for no irrigation (a, d), both spring and summer irrigation (b, e) and solely spring irrigation (c, f). Credit: Geophysical Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2023GL107094
Heat waves are becoming more extreme as climate change exacerbates, with susceptible locations experiencing more frequent, prolonged and…