2019.12.04

The Weather Amplifier

Strange waves in the jet stream foretell a future full of heat waves and floods

WILDFIRE RAGES near Delta, Calif., in September 2018, stoked by relentless heat and drought. credit: JOSH EDELSON Getty Images

WILDFIRE RAGES near Delta, Calif., in September 2018, stoked by relentless heat and drought. credit: JOSH EDELSON Getty Images

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