Why Romania's Heat Waves Keep Getting More Intense | RainViewer Blog

TL;DR: Every heat wave runs on the same mechanism: a blocking high that parks over the region and stays. Air sinking inside the high compresses and warms, while clouds and rain are shut out The episode lasts exactly as long as the high-pressure system stays stationary Blocking highs over Eastern Europe have grown more frequent, tied to a shifting jet stream The urban heat island stops city nights from delivering any real cooling Duration, not the peak temperature, decides the real health and infrastructure toll A heat wave in Romania is no longer an isolated event but something that repeats se