Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/YWDyRvCyORt.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter What is a heat dome? The US heatwave explained [xH9XqmPB3Ls] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 2026 EDT An intense heatwave is set to blanket much of the central and eastern United States this week as a “heat dome” settles over the region, bringing days of oppressively high temperatures and humidity ahead of the Fourth of July weekend and FIFA World Cup matches in several US cities. Al Jazeera’s Everton Fox explains. Subscribe to our channel: Follow us on X: Find us on Facebook: Check our website: Check out our Instagram page: Download AJE Mobile App: #ExtremeHeat #HeatWave #HeatDome #HeatWarnings #RecordHeat #USWeather #US #FourthOfJuly #America250 #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2026 #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #CarbonEmissions #ClimateCrisis #AlJazeeraEnglish p5tRfXtSI3a w16RlYvTsNM OhEmtJ1PiJ5 NMCyeLASVlK W5X2ULJMUmJ 10oo7leIwxw
An intense heatwave is set to blanket much of the central and eastern United States this week as a “heat dome” settles over the region, bringing days of oppressively high temperatures and humidity ahead of the Fourth of July weekend and FIFA World Cup matches in several US cities. Al Jazeera’s Everton Fox explains. Subscribe to our channel: Follow us on X: Find us on Facebook: Check our website: Check out our Instagram page: Download AJE Mobile App: #ExtremeHeat #HeatWave #HeatDome #HeatWarnings #RecordHeat #USWeather #US #FourthOfJuly #America250 #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2026 #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #CarbonEmissions #ClimateCrisis #AlJazeeraEnglish p5tRfXtSI3a w16RlYvTsNM OhEmtJ1PiJ5 NMCyeLASVlK W5X2ULJMUmJ 10oo7leIwxw