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Penn Today3 months agoOMG scienceClimate change and atmospheric dynamics unveil future weather extremes | Penn TodayThe 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome event was driven by a combination of natural systems and human-induced climate change. The interplay between the jet stream and resonance caused the heat dome to amplify and persist, leading to extreme temperatures. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com4 months agoOMG scienceWhy we still have brutal cold snaps even as the planet warms to record levelsExtreme cold is hitting the United States after a summer of record-breaking heat. Cold extremes will still occur even as winters warm overall. [ more ]
theconversation.com3 months agoScienceExtreme Cold Snaps Could Get Worse as Climate WarmsArctic cold air swept southward, breaking temperature records and affecting millions of people. The stratospheric polar vortex and changes to the jet stream contribute to these cold events. [ more ]