2021 Heat Dome: An extremely rare event that we will likely see again

UBC Physics & Astronomy Department Colloquium on October 7, 2021. Presented by Johanna Wagstaffe (CBC).

https://phas.ubc.ca/2021-heat-dome-extremely-rare-event-we-will-likely-see-again

The deadly heat dome that settled over the Pacific Northwest at the end of June 2021 was a 1 in 1000 year event. But climate scientists say it was 150 times more likely to happen because of human-caused climate change. I'll take you through the series of unique conditions that came together for the unprecedented event to occur -- and why we need to prepare now for the next one.

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