How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away

September 9, 2026 · 1:00 am 2 sources

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• How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · September 10, 2026 16:15
  A new study connects early winter heat high up on the plateau to the jet stream and, ultimately, storms headed for the US coast. The results could mean better forecasts.

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• Why a wetter Tibetan Plateau still faces 'hot-dry' extremes: The roles of ENSO and the North Atlantic
  Phys.org · September 9, 2026 01:00
  Since the 1950s, the Tibetan Plateau has experienced pronounced warming and wetting. However, an overall shift toward wetter conditions does not necessarily mean that drought risk has diminished. On the contrary, against the backdrop of continued warming, compound hot-dry events—characterized by…