Europe’s heat wave is about to bake the Arctic

On Friday, more temperature records are falling in Europe as the historic heat wave that brought the hottest weather ever recorded in Paris, London, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany shifts northward. In a few days, the weather system responsible for the heat wave will stretch all the way across the top of the globe.

European land surface temperatures Thursday as sensed via satellite.

It’s what this system, characterized by a strong area of high pressure aloft — often referred to as a heat dome — will do to the Arctic that has some scientists increasingly concerned.

Read the story from The Washington Post by Andrew Freedman - “Europe’s heat wave is about to bake the Arctic.”