The Rise of the Epic Heatwaves and Spontaneous-Ignition of Wildfires
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This episode discusses the connection between record heatwaves in Europe and their role in driving wildfires in the Western U.S.
Send us Fan Mail 📖 Read the companion essay A heat wave isn't just weather — it's an active mechanism, and the research is finally catching up to what that means. This episode connects two 2026 studies: a Nature dispatch documenting Europe's record-shattering heat waves, and a Science Advances paper quantifying exactly how heat waves have evolved into the primary drivers of modern Western U.S. wildfires. We trace the mechanics step by step: how warm air develops an "atmospheric thirst" (vapor...
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