Last summer, the jet stream became a jet wave, which helped form a heat dome over the Pacific Northwest. The effect was a catastrophic heat wave that killed as many as 1,400 people.
During a nine-day heat wave in the Pacific Northwest in June 2021, temperatures rose a staggering 18 to 54 degrees above average.A new study in the journal Nature Climate Change describes the larger-scale forces at work some of which could affect the Southwest.
New research: 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave had multiple causes, including climate change courthousenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courthousenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In late June and early July 2021, the heat wave that struck western North America was not just any midsummer event. For more than nine days, from British Columbia through Washington and Oregon and beyond, the temperature surpassed average regional temperatures for the period by 10°C (18°F), and on single days in few locales, by an incredible 30°C or 54°F.
A Study Offers New Insights Into the Record 2021 Western North America Heat Wave columbia.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbia.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.