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U.S. forecast to bring extreme heat, cold and everything in between
- Forecasters warn a heat dome could push Southwest temperatures into triple digits early next week.
- Two storms may dump 3–4 feet of snow across the northern tier and Great Lakes, with a bomb cyclone possible.
- The jet stream's wild pattern is driving extremes from the Pacific to the East Coast.
- Hawaii faces an atmospheric river with persistent heavy rain and major flooding risk.
- Alaska is expected to be about 30 degrees colder than usual for this time of year.
- The polar vortex is forecast to push cold air into the Midwest and East, with single-digit lows in Minneapolis and Chicago.
- Oklahoma, Michigan and Indiana have seen tornadoes with at least eight fatalities in the past week.
- Nebraska declared an emergency and mobilized the National Guard to help fight wildfires.
- Experts link jet stream and polar vortex activity to shrinking Arctic sea ice and human-caused climate change.
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