Editing Heat wave (section)

=== Floods ===
Heat waves can also contribute to flooding. Because hot air is able to carry more moisture, heatwaves may be followed by extreme rainfall especially in [[Middle latitudes|mid-latitude]] regions.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sauter |first1=Christoph |last2=Fowler |first2=Hayley J. |last3=Westra |first3=Seth |last4=Ali |first4=Haider |last5=Peleg |first5=Nadav |last6=White |first6=Christopher J. |date=2023-06-01 |title=Compound extreme hourly rainfall preconditioned by heatwaves most likely in the mid-latitudes |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094723000166 |journal=Weather and Climate Extremes |volume=40 |pages=100563 |doi=10.1016/j.wace.2023.100563 |bibcode=2023WCE....4000563S |issn=2212-0947}}</ref> For example, the record-breaking heat wave that afflicted Pakistan beginning in May 2022 led to glacier melt and moisture flow. These were factors in the [[2022 Pakistan floods|devastating floods]] that began in June and claimed over 1,100 lives.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Ben |last2=Otto |first2=Friederike |last3=Harrington |first3=Luke |title=Pakistan floods: what role did climate change play? |url=http://theconversation.com/pakistan-floods-what-role-did-climate-change-play-189833 |access-date=2022-09-04 |publisher=The Conversation |date=2 September 2022 }}</ref>