{"id":454597,"date":"2026-07-08T04:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=454597"},"modified":"2026-07-08T04:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:30:47","slug":"separating-weather-from-hysteria-the-double-heat-dome-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=454597","title":{"rendered":"Separating Weather from Hysteria: The \u2018Double Heat Dome\u2019 Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reposted from Legal Insurrection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My forecast calls for sensible precautions and a healthy dose of skepticism toward overheated rhetoric.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posted by Leslie Eastman<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n

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Last year, I delved into the origins of \u201cheat dome\u201d hysteria<\/a>.  This year, the press has literally doubled down on this scare with news of a \u201cdouble heat dome<\/a>\u201d hysteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two heat domes are preparing to join forces, sending temperatures soaring around the U.S. next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first heat dome is developing in the southwest while the second is forming over the subtropical Atlantic, said Jeff Berardelli<\/a>, chief meteorologist at Nexstar\u2019s WFLA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019ll be replaced by one larger heat dome set to park itself over the center of the U.S. by the Fourth of July holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis could be the first widespread, significant heat wave of 2026 for much of the South and Midwest,\u201d said Nexstar meteorologist Blake Matthews. \u201cUnlike the record-breaking heat that scorched the desert southwest earlier this year, this event is targeting areas that haven\u2019t experienced prolonged extreme temperatures yet this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Double heat dome coming to US: Here\u2019s when it\u2019ll start, where it\u2019ll be worsthttps:\/\/t.co\/Ia9P6D9AGM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Instead of offering calm, practical guidance on seasonal weather and local preparedness, headline writers are racing to outdo one another with apocalyptic graphics and overheated climate rhetoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So as the nation gets ready for July 4th, we\u2019re being told to fear the forecast rather than focus on the very real, yet very manageable, risks that come with a hot holiday weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We call it summer. Double heat dome? \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/qqWpj0gvBx<\/a><\/p>— Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki (@MatthewWielicki) July 1, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>