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NWO: Scorching hot summers due to changing jet stream


NWO: Scorching hot summers due to changing jet stream


Extreme heat waves are becoming more frequent and last longer. Climate researcher Dim Coumou (VU) discovered the underlying system: it is in the twin jet stream, a brisk wind high in the atmosphere. Read more:

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Prof. Dr. Dim Coumou

Department of Water & Climate Risk
Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM)
VU Amsterdam
NU building, 8th floor, Wing A
De Boelelaan 1111
1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Department of Earth System Analysis
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Telegraphenberg A62, room S16
D-14473, Potsdam, Germany

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