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  1. PBS NewsHour - The Latest | How climate change has powered the heat wave blanketing much of the U.S. by Ali Rogin, Karina Cuevas

    A massive heat dome has been spreading across much of the United States this month, with temperatures reaching historic highs. But it's not an isolated spike. In recent weeks, the country has grappled with a series of extreme weather events. Ali Rogin spoke with Bernadette Woods Placky of Climate Central for our series, Tipping Point.

    Read more: pbs.org/newshour/show/how-clim

    #climatechange #unitedstates #heatdome #tippingpoint

  2. 📌 Good background article on #ClimateChange #AttributionScience wrt growing trend in #extremeheat #heatdome #heatwave #wildfires #drought #flood

    #fossilfuels companies that extracted oil, coal and gas that have powered our planet for decades... By 2013... just **90 companies contributed 2/3rds of the world’s industrial emissions**.

    Richard Heede could even pinpoint the share of those emissions for which companies existing today are responsible.

    #ClimateCrisis

    politico.com/agenda/story/2019

  3. Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'

    by SETH BORENSTEIN, March 23, 2026

    "After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic #HeatDome that's baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history, meteorologists and weather historians said.

    "And it's not going away for awhile, maybe not till the middle of the next week as April starts, said meteorologist Gregg Gallina of the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center."

    [..]

    "The physical area of this heat wave likely dwarfs two other historic heat waves — one in 2012 in the Upper Midwest and Northeast and another in 2021 in the Pacific Northwest — according to weather historian Chris Burt, author of the book '#ExtremeWeather.' It may not be as large as the #DustBowl #HeatWaves of 1936, but that was a series of heat waves over two months during summer, not a single big event like now, Burt said."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori?

    #USWx #Heatwave #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

  4. Climate-Fueled Heat Waves Are Creating a Water Crisis in the Southwest

    Scientists are linking deadly heat waves, like the record-breaking heat dome, to pollution from fossil fuel companies.

    murica.website/2026/03/climate

  5. Record-shattering March temperatures in Western North America virtually impossible without climate change

    The #heatwave poses a significant public health threat, particularly given its timing early in the season. The persistent #HeatDome is creating stable atmospheric conditions, suppressing cloud formation and precipitation, while allowing temperatures to climb, thus expected to cause persistent #heat. #ExtremeHeat is the leading cause of weather-related fatalities in the US. Limited overnight cooling and the lack of air-conditioning is expected to add to the heat stress, particularly for vulnerable populations in these parts who are not acclimatised to the heat, including tourists from cooler countries (CNN, 17 March 2026). This heat dome is breaking records for this time of the year, and is in some ways comparable to the persistent system that caused the 2021 Pacific Northwest (PNW) Heatwave. The PNW event occurred later in the year, in June, with temperatures of up to 48.9℃ (120℉) causing hundreds of fatalities (BBC, 17 March 2026).

    worldweatherattribution.org/re

    #ClimateScience
    #WeatherAttribution
    #ClimateCrisis

  6. Record-shattering March scorcher: 70 million to bake in summerlike #HeatDome into weekend

    Record-challenging heat will surge across the Southwest this week as a stubborn heat dome sends temperatures into the 90s and even past 100 degrees in some cities, levels more typical of late spring or early summer.

    By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

    Published Mar 16, 2026 2:39 PM EDT | Updated Mar 16, 2026 3:55 PM EDT

    " Much of the Southwest will jump from springlike conditions to summerlike heat this week, with temperatures climbing well into the 90s in many areas and even topping 100 degrees in some locations which are more typical of early summer. The heat dome will have staying power and may not begin to weaken until this weekend to early next week.

    A burst of summerlike heat will build across the Southwest this week, pushing temperatures in many areas into the 90s and some past 100 degrees. Monthly records may be challenged, and the heat could hold into the weekend or early next week"

    Read more:
    accuweather.com/en/weather-for

    #USWx #SouthwestWx #ClimateChange #RecordHeat #MarchHeatWave #HeatWave #LosAngeles #LasVegas #PhoenixAZ #PalmSpringsCA #ClimateChangeIsReal

  7. Summerlike heat dome to send #Southwest temperatures soaring past 100 F

    A strengthening #HeatDome will send temperatures soaring into the 90s and past 100 degrees across the Southwest, threatening records, accelerating snowmelt and raising #wildfire risk now, then #WaterSupply concerns later.

    By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
    Published Mar 13, 2026

    "Temperatures will climb well into the 90s, with some areas forecast to top 100 degrees Fahrenheit through next week. While those numbers may not seem extreme for the southwestern United States, they are running one to two months ahead of historical averages and could have implications for wildfire risk and water supplies across the interior Southwest later this year.

    "A persistent area of high pressure at multiple levels of the atmosphere, known as a heat dome, will intensify in the coming days and may be slow to break down."

    Read more:
    accuweather.com/en/weather-for

    #USWx #ExtremeTemperatures #HeatWave #RecordHeat #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel

  8. NWS San Diego...

    "....The ridge of high pressure will reamplify by next week, leading to a prolonged heat wave. This event will
    encompass temperatures of 20 to potentially up to 30 degrees above normal for this time of year, leading to moderate to high heat risk...."

    "...Thursday and Friday look to be the
    hottest days over all, with low to moderate chances of seeing highs
    reach 105 degrees across the Inland Empire, as well as reaching 100
    degrees and inland valleys east of the 5 and the 15 in Orange and San Diego Counties. The most extreme heat will be across the Coachella Valley during this time. NBM probabilities show a
    a moderate to high chance of going over 110 degrees by late next week as well. To put this in perspective, the highest temperature recorded in March at Palm Springs and Indio is 104 degrees (both
    sites of which have a period of record over 100 years old)...."

    forecast.weather.gov/product.p

    #CAwx #heatwave #heatdome

  9. Oooh, good luck on Utah having any more of a ski season. How many days of above freezing temps can the snowpack tolerate?

    #skiing #Utah #heatwave #heatdome #UTwx

  10. Musical Interlude: Well, after getting up to 100 today, I'm ready for this song. Let the First Lady of Song fill you in.

    "Too Darn Hot," performed by Ella Fitzgerald.

    youtube.com/watch?v=PlMWW4R1ZB

    #MusicalInterlude #EllaFitzgerald #ColePorter #GreatAmericanSongbook #HeatDome

  11. Heat dome over Ontario :flagon: and Québec :flagqc: causing weird weather elsewhere in Canada 🇨🇦

    Me: We don’t live in a bubble; we are all interconnected!

    montreal.citynews.ca/2025/06/2
    - - -
    Le dôme de chaleur sur l’Ontario :flagon: et le Québec :flagqc: causent de la météo ailleurs au Canada 🇨🇦

    Moi: On ne vit pas dans une bulle; on est tous interreliés!

    // Article en anglais //

    #Canada #Ontario #Québec #HeatDome #DômeDeChaleur

  12. Residents were advised to check on neighbors, family members & #pets, & to be aware of #heat related illnesses, such as #dehydration, heat exhaustion & #heatstroke.

    Brian Hurley, a meteorologist at the #Weather Prediction Center, said the conditions are the result of a #HeatDome — a high-pressure system that traps hot air, like a lid on a pot, causing temperatures to rise day after day with little relief.

    #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #AirQuality #PublicHealth

  13. #FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review

    (Get an AC! Get at least a small mobile one suitable for the smallest room you have. You can get one "used but good" on ebay or other local trade pages.)

    "Heat-Wave Hotspots Across the Globe and Their Associated JetStream Configuration Roots"

    youtube.com/watch?v=f0aZF0Mp6A

    #climate #ClimateScience #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #climatecatastrophe #ExtremeWeather #heatwave #heatstroke #heatdome #WetBulbTemperature