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Heat wave or heat dome? Yes, there's a difference
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoAn infamous heat dome occurred in 2021, when triple-digit temperatures stifled the Pacific Northwest for 27 days, contributing to hundreds ...
Heat dome set to bring more sizzling temperatures to the West a day after Death Valley hit 122...
CNN.com· 4 days agoA dangerous heat wave is expanding into new areas of the West and lingering in others Friday,...
Thunderstorms may spark fires ahead of major cooldown for western US
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoSoon after another surge of heat cycles over the interior West this week, a series of changes will...
Dangerous heat could break temperature records again this week across U.S.
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoheat watch was in place for Tuesday through Thursday, with other parts of south-central and ...
Opinion: Heat wave scenario that keeps climate scientists up at night
The Salt Lake Tribune· 9 hours agoLuckily, the day the derecho blew in, the temperature in Houston, a city infamous for its swampy...
Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths
NPR· 9 hours agoBut that small number belies the dramatic impact: A small shift in the average temperatures means extremes become much more likely — and much more deadly. Events like the 2021 heat& ...
Southwest US to bake in first heat wave of season, and records may fall with highs topping 110
The Hill· 7 days agoThe first heat wave of the season is bringing triple-digit temperatures earlier than usual to much...
Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heat stroke victims as Southwest bakes in triple digits
WHO13.com· 7 days agoPHOENIX (AP) — The season’s first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit...
Heat dome brings dangerous weather to western US
BBC via AOL· 6 days agoLater in the week, extreme temperatures are expected to reach parts of the Pacific Northwest. Similar temperatures last year killed at least a dozen...
Southwest heat wave: Excessive heat warnings in effect through Friday
Fast Company Magazine· 6 days agoThe first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest,...