In recent weeks, parts of Texas have endured oppressive heat. The science behind why Texas could be one of the hottest places on Earth this week.
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and is likely to experience heat comparable to the Sahara Desert, one of the hottest places on Earth. Here’s why. A heat dome is a high pressure system that lingers for days to weeks “trapping” heat. With such weather patterns, sustained heatwaves are possible and that is exactly what we have been seeing over the past few weeks. The illustration below presents a conceptualization of a “heat dome.” Air tends to sink and warm due to something calledwithin high pressure systems. That process further amplifies the magnitude of heat.
What does the National Weather Service say about the progression of the heatwave in the coming week. According to the Weather Prediction Center , “The stagnant upper-level ridge over the south-central U.S. and resultant multi-week heatwave will not only continue but begin to expand in reach over the next couple of days as the ridge builds northeastward.” This means that potentially record-breaking temperatures can be expected in places like Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley.
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