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Mr. Willie Bence, Director, Department of Emergency Management
Months have past since weI talked about the “heat dome” we suffered through in 2021. We can blame “global warming”, but learning more about the specific causes has convinced me there
is is a high likelihood another will occur, and more to the point, I question whether we are prepared for such an event.
No doubt you have made a study of what is known about climate change, its causes and how it can and is affecting us. Information on the jet stream(s) is certainly relevant.
The first site I studied shows jet streams on a globe which can be manipulated, turned upend down, back and forth, so as to get the entire picture. On the web see, “the Global Jet Stream
Map”.
There have been several articles about climate and the jet stream in newspapers and magazines. A current sone is about the "Gulf Stream” jet planes that fly eight miles above the earth
gathering information and tracking these rivers of air. “Getting Inside Californias wild Weather, 8 Miles Over the Pacific”, New York Times, January 18, 2023.
Another article that confirms conclusions about how the jet stream patterns have changed and are contributing to weather extremes. Living On Earth, “Extreme Weather and the Jet Stream”.
Importantly, it also provides a clear explanation of why events such as a heat dome are happening and, that they will occur more often than previously expected.
I continue to encourage you to provide heat shelters throughout the county and publicize them before our next extreme heat event occurs.
Respectfully,
Margaret Lee
809 Gaines Street Apt. 4
Port Townsend, WA 98368
ptmlee@olypen.com <mailto:ptmlee@olypen.com>