Heat dome sweeps across western US – NASA Science0

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• July 15, 2026

It’s still relatively early in the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere, but several parts of North America were stiflingly hot in mid-July. The latest provider of heat was a strong high-pressure ridge that remained in the upper atmosphere over the northern Rockies on the weekend of July 11-12, 2026. This pushed hot air toward