Observed changes in temperature extremes for the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region of China

ABSTRACT As one of the most significant threats facing the world, climate change has already been manifested everywhere in the form of frequent extreme climate events (e.g. heat waves, floods, droughts and wildfires) and has caused serious impacts on all aspects of the living environment. Due to the regional variability of global climate change, understanding the ongoing climatic changes at a local scale is very important for decision makers …