Changes in the frequency of hot, humid days and nights in the Mississippi River Basin

The severe impacts of climate change on human health will rise from the co‐occurrence of extreme humid and hot conditions. In this study, six indices associated with high humidity, maximum and minimum daytime and nighttime temperature and the heat index (HI) values were analysed to assess temporal changes in hot, humid conditions in the Mississippi River Basin (MRB), USA, for the period 1948–2017. The frequencies of extreme humid days and nights...