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The most important thing someone needs to know from the “Causes of the Russian Heat Wave and the Pakistan Flood,” by Dr. Jeff Masters is how this two phenomena actually happen. First of all, the Russian heat wave of 2010 occurred due to a strange twist in the jet stream that was stock in the same area for about a month.  The jet stream is like a river of air with about an altitude of 30,000-50,000 feet. These jet streams also have different types of airs, depending on the place. For instance, there is a potent “subtropical” jet that pass over the southern Europe as well as a light “polar” jet across northern Europe. In addiction, the polar jet stream has an extratopical cyclone that is responsible for the majority of the rain over the midlatitudes and also work as a mixer between cold, arctic air, and warm tropical air. Meaning that, if this polar jet stream move from it current location, then, the air will be insanely hot and super dry.

In the other hand, the Pakistan flood happened because a polar jet stream move, and it mix with the “Pakistan’s usual summer monsoon rains” creating the worse flood in Pakistan history. It’s obvious that these two phenomenon were related to each other.