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Summer is approaching in northern extratropics and with summer comes the heatwaves.
Although it's still April, a major summer-like heatwave will hit Spain this week. Temperatures are forecast to rise close to 40°C which would be unprecedented for April. #AprilHeatwave
Although it's still April, a major summer-like heatwave will hit Spain this week. Temperatures are forecast to rise close to 40°C which would be unprecedented for April. #AprilHeatwave
The dynamic development of the heatwave is worth highlighting.
Blocking high acts like a stone in the river by causing a split of the jet stream and the occurrence of a double jet situation.
Blocking high acts like a stone in the river by causing a split of the jet stream and the occurrence of a double jet situation.
As a side note, the synoptic situation reminds me of the recent paper by @syn_efou et al. who found that the increasing trends of western European heatwaves are to linked more persistent double jet situations:
nature.com/articles/s4146…
nature.com/articles/s4146…
