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Simple interactive graphic shows how Rossby waves distort the jetstream normally and recent factors leading to Russian heatwave and Pakistan floods.
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Jetstream blockage Interactive

By Ben Mullins

August 18, 2010 - A “blocking event” in the movement of the jetstream over the northern hemisphere is believed to be behind the sequence of extreme weather events from Russia’s heatwave to torrential rains in Pakistan and China.

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PUBLISHED: 18/08/2010; STORY: Graphic News
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