Study Finds - Heat domes, like the one sending temperatures soaring from the Midwest to New England in June 2024, occur when a persistent region of high pressure traps heat over an area. A heat dome can linger for days to weeks, leaving the people, crops, and animals below to suffer through stagnant, hot air that can feel like an oven. Typically, heat domes are tied to the behavior of the jet stream, a band of fast winds high in the atmosphere that generally runs west to east. Normally, the jet stream has a wavelike pattern, meandering north and then south and then north again. When these meanders in the jet stream become bigger, they move slower and can become stationary. That’s when heat domes can occur.
US Stormwatch - Mecca, Saudi Arabia, experienced its hottest day in recorded history on Monday, reaching a searing 125.2°F.
Sam Smith - Strangely little mentioned in discussions of climate change is the effect of huge human population growth. Since your 86-year old editor was born global population has increased four times. While it's a hard thing to change, can't we at least talk about it?
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