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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tammy Webber

What's a heat dome? Here's why so much of the US is broiling this week

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With much of the Midwest and the Northeast broiling — or about to broil — in extreme summer heat this week, meteorologists are talking about heat waves and heat domes.

Both mean it's really hot — and people will hear those terms a lot more as the world heats up. What's the difference?

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