CrusaderFrank
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The recent heat wave is the result of the Jet Stream pulling heat up from the south.
Can any of the Warmers point us to a chart, diorama, or tree ring that show how this works? I'm not clear on the mechanics of it.
Thank you
National Heat Wave Continues Through June | LiveScience
"The intense heat that kicked off the summer of 2012 is the result of a "blocking" pattern that has caused the jet stream, a band of high-altitude westerly winds, to trap heat above the Midwest and Southeast, Jeff Weber, a scientist with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., told OurAmazingPlanet earlier this month. "
Can any of the Warmers point us to a chart, diorama, or tree ring that show how this works? I'm not clear on the mechanics of it.
Thank you
National Heat Wave Continues Through June | LiveScience
"The intense heat that kicked off the summer of 2012 is the result of a "blocking" pattern that has caused the jet stream, a band of high-altitude westerly winds, to trap heat above the Midwest and Southeast, Jeff Weber, a scientist with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., told OurAmazingPlanet earlier this month. "