Heat Domes: Meet the Quiet and Oppressive Take on the Thunderdome

One of the nice things about the weather is that even if it’s bad right now, it’ll definitely be changing soon and maybe even for the better. Heat Domes: Meet the Quiet and Oppressive Take on the Thunderdome. There is one exception to this rule, however, and that comes in the form of heat domes, which are weather systems whereby a region of air becomes isolated from the surrounding systems.

This creates effectively a greenhouse, with hot air remaining trapped and moisture unable to get in. Although until recently not very common, this weather phenomenon poses a major challenge to any flora and fauna that finds itself trapped in a heat dome. With nights being about as hot and stifling as the days with their blue skies unbroken by any cloud cover and no rain for potentially weeks on end, it poses severe hydration, cardiovascular, and other challenges to any affected lifeforms.

Hot Summers Vs Heat Domes Formation of a heat dome. Each season has its own typical weather patterns and associated minimum- and maximum temperatures. These exact values have also fluctuated over the centuries and millennia due to a variety of factors, but the important detail is whether this typical maximum temperature is exceeded in a significant manner.