This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The science behind the heat dome — ‘a mosh pit’ of molecules ...

A heat dome is predicted to raise temperatures nationwide The Erie area will also feel the heat with temperatures at times ...

Almost 85 million Americans from South Dakota to Texas and North Carolina to Florida are already under extreme heat warnings, ...

The National Weather Service already has issued extreme heat warnings, watches and advisories across a swath of the Midwest ...

Heat domes are caused by high-pressure systems that trap air near the surface of the Earth, sealing in hot, humid air and ...

How hot will it get as the humidity builds and a heat dome spreads toward the Northeast? What is a heat dome? Here's what to know and what it means.

Much of the United States is trapped under a heat "dome" caused by a huge area of high pressure that's compressing hot, moist air beneath it, leading to miserable temperatures in the mid-90s to ...