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Ever wondered what causes those prolonged, record-shattering heatwaves? The culprit is often a massive, invisible "heat dome", a meteorological phenomenon that traps scorching air over a region like a lid…
Why does the city center feel like an oven compared to the suburbs? This phenomenon, known as the Urban Heat Island effect, is caused by a mix of heat-absorbing materials…