A subtropical anticyclone is building again, bringing a sixth heat wave from Friday, September 4 through Wednesday, September 9. Forecasters say temperatures will rise but stay at 37-38°C, which is up to 8 degrees above normal for this time of year. The heat is expected to be intense but not record-breaking.
Ada Yonath, the Nobel Prize-winning chemist and structural biologist, has died at age 87 in Tel Aviv. She was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Thomas A. Steitz and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan for her work on the ribosome. Her research paved the way for a new generation of antibiotics to combat bacterial resistance.
September is starting with only a few thunderstorms, but the heat is coming back on Thursday. Temperatures are expected to climb to 8 degrees above the seasonal average. So get ready for a warm start to the month.
