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Spring, climate change, jet stream serves up buffet of wild weather hitting US
A distorted jet stream influenced by ocean heat waves and climate change caused blizzards, tornado threats, record heat, extreme rain, drought, and wildfires across the US, experts said.
- Nearly every type of wild weather hit the United States in March, with meteorologists reporting a diverse array of hazards due to a 'wacky' jet stream, experts said.
- Seasonal clashes of cold and warm air are being given a little extra boost by climate change, while a 'wacky' jet stream moves weather on a roller coaster path, experts said.
- With immense rainfall in Hawaii and record fires in Nebraska, the warning map utilized more than two dozen hues, experts said.
- While March weather is often wild, AccuWeather meteorologist Dan DePodwin noted the pattern as a 'doozy' due to record-shattering heat in the Southwest, expected to be more like June than March.
- Later this week, the Southwest faces a record-shattering heat dome, with forecasts predicting five days of triple-digit temperatures around 107 in Phoenix, typically seen in Spring.
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Spring, climate change, jet stream serves up buffet of wild weather hitting US
Meteorologists say the United States is getting hit by almost every kind of extreme weather at once, as spring air masses collide and the jet stream twists.
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