US Faces 'Heat Dome' , Threatening to Worsen <br />Droughts and Wildfires.<br />In the coming week, much of America <br />faces another extensive heatwave <br />amid an already scorching summer.<br />In the coming week, much of America <br />faces another extensive heatwave <br />amid an already scorching summer.<br />The Guardian reports that <br />the heatwave is expected to affect areas <br />already experiencing severe drought, <br />threatening reservoirs and wildfires.<br />The Guardian reports that <br />the heatwave is expected to affect areas <br />already experiencing severe drought, <br />threatening reservoirs and wildfires.<br />According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a massive “heat dome” <br />of excessive heat is about to settle <br />across the heart of the contiguous United States.<br />This is expected to bring elevated temperatures to the Great Plains, the Great Lakes, northern parts of the Rocky Mountains, the Pacific north-west and California.<br />The expansive heatwave is expected to bring thunderstorms and lightning to some areas.<br />The heat is also expected to worsen <br />drought conditions already ranked as “severe” <br />or “exceptional” that now cover two-thirds of the US west.<br />The heat is also expected to worsen <br />drought conditions already ranked as “severe” <br />or “exceptional” that now cover two-thirds of the US west.<br />Hundreds of deaths were reported as a result of the heat in cities that included Seattle and Portland where it reached a sweltering 116F.<br />Hundreds of deaths were reported as a result of the heat in cities that included Seattle and Portland where it reached a sweltering 116F.<br />You expect hotter heatwaves <br />with climate change but <br />the estimates may have <br />been overly conservative, Michael Wehner, a a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley <br />National Laboratory, via the Guardian.<br />You expect hotter heatwaves <br />with climate change but <br />the estimates may have <br />been overly conservative, Michael Wehner, a a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley <br />National Laboratory, via the Guardian.<br />These sort of events are completely unprecedented, you expect records to be beaten by tenths of a degree, not 5F or more, Michael Wehner, a a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley <br />National Laboratory, via the Guardian.<br />These sort of events are completely unprecedented, you expect records to be beaten by tenths of a degree, not 5F or more, Michael Wehner, a a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley <br />National Laboratory, via the Guardian
