When winds coming over a mountain range are forced to descend rapidly, the moisture loss and pressure change causes rapid heating.
Such hot, dry Foehn winds occur occasionally next to mountains all over the world, but this is the most extreme example I've ever seen.
How much does normalcy bias affect media reporting?
Here is a chart of global sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) from 1982 to 2026 with the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 omitted.
As of June 27th, global SSTs have set 26 daily record highs in a row.
Media? Is there anybody out there?
@seanhhm Gotta take that bias with many, many pinches of salt (especially with this case) but I wouldn’t be surprised if someone revisited this option at the drawing board now