# Europe Is Heating Up Faster Than Other ‘Hot Spots,’ a Study Finds.  URL:: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/climate/europe-heat-waves.html Author:: Henry Fountain ## Highlights > Western Europeans have experienced more than their share of heat waves in recent years, with frequent periods of blisteringly hot and potentially lethal weather almost every summer. This year, parts of the region suffered through intense heat even before summer began. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01g7hs053jf8yq5hbdfhj4xpp0)) > the changes in frequency and intensity are happening faster in Europe than in many other parts of the world — including another hot spot, the Western United States. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01g7hs0gzqrtxvfk84nbgz1wkb)) > the researchers found a link between heat waves and the state of the jet stream, the river of fast west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere at middle latitudes. Sometimes the jet stream splits in two. Heat waves can develop in areas of weak winds and high-pressure air, known as blocking highs, between the northern and southern flanks of the jet stream. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01g7hs1taj69ms60215z0pfkjf)) --- Title: Europe Is Heating Up Faster Than Other ‘Hot Spots,’ a Study Finds. Author: Henry Fountain Tags: readwise, articles date: 2024-01-30 --- # Europe Is Heating Up Faster Than Other ‘Hot Spots,’ a Study Finds.  URL:: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/climate/europe-heat-waves.html Author:: Henry Fountain ## AI-Generated Summary A new study confirmed that European heat events are increasing in frequency and cumulative intensity over the last four decades. ## Highlights > Western Europeans have experienced more than their share of heat waves in recent years, with frequent periods of blisteringly hot and potentially lethal weather almost every summer. This year, parts of the region suffered through intense heat even before summer began. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01g7hs053jf8yq5hbdfhj4xpp0)) > the changes in frequency and intensity are happening faster in Europe than in many other parts of the world — including another hot spot, the Western United States. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01g7hs0gzqrtxvfk84nbgz1wkb)) > the researchers found a link between heat waves and the state of the jet stream, the river of fast west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere at middle latitudes. Sometimes the jet stream splits in two. Heat waves can develop in areas of weak winds and high-pressure air, known as blocking highs, between the northern and southern flanks of the jet stream. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01g7hs1taj69ms60215z0pfkjf))