Summer Weather is Getting ‘Stuck’ due to Arctic Warming – The Guardian
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Article Synopsis – Rising arctic temperatures are causing ‘extreme extremes’ weather events which turn sunny days into heat waves, tinder-dry conditions into wildfires, and rains into floods. The rising temperatures have slowed the circulation of the jet stream and other giant planetary winds, says the paper, which means high and low pressure fronts are getting stuck and weather is less able to moderate itself. To read the actual article click here.