The Rising Heat: Unpacking the Science Behind Heat Domes and Extreme Weather

Alice and Lewis dive deep into the alarming trends in heat dome intensity and duration, discussing how these phenomena are tripling since the 1950s and causing extreme temperatures across the globe. They cover the recent heatwaves in the US, Europe, and China, and explain the science behind quasiresonant amplification in the jet stream. With insights from Professor Michael Mann and his research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they highlight the urgent need for better climate models to predict and address these extreme weather events.