They are stagnant air by their very nature. It’s a ridiculous made-up term, because “storm” implies something active and moving. NOAA does not list the term “heat storm” in their official glossary. Reading that article, suggests the term “heat storm” came from the imagination of the article writer. I did find one reference, and it appears this may be the very first use of the term: Source: Further, Googling the term brings up a brand of space heaters, and no actual usage of the term related to weather in the first two pages. I don’t know where this “definition” came from, and the Wikipedia article has no basis or citation/reference for it. Heat storms occur when the temperature reaches 100 ☏ (37.8 ☌) for three or more consecutive days over a wide area (tens of thousands of square miles).” “A heat storm is a Californian term for an extended heat wave. Wikipedia says (under the heat wave definition) Other than Star Wars, I have never heard the term applied in my over 30 years forecasting in California until today. The LA Times did not explain when people would be “incinerated” by these fictional Star Wars-inspired “heat storms.” This sounds horrible for Californians! According to the Los Angeles Times, these (fictional) “heat storms” are now impacting California. “ Heat storms consisted of furious cyclonic winds reaching speeds of up to 500 kilometers per hour and temperatures upwards of 300 degrees Celsius” and “If anyone was caught in one, they would be incinerated.” The term “heat storm” also derives from the Star Wars movie series. The website defines the fictional term “heat storm” as a “natural occurrence” that raged across the fictional planet Ryloth in the Star Wars film series. Wikipedia defines a ‘heat storm’ this way: “A heat storm is a Californian term for an extended heat wave. The term “heat storm” is a relatively new term in the climate debate. LA Times Staff Writer Sammy Roth – ( reported, that “the state experienced hotter days and higher overall peak electricity demand during a July 2006 heat storm that did not lead to rolling blackouts.” In addition, Roth also cited the Sustainability officer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as using the “heat storm” phrase as well. The Los Angeles Times employed a new phrase designed to gin up climate fear among the public - the rise of the “heat storm.” LA Times staff writer Sammy Roth, used a term associated with the fictional Star Wars film series three times in his article titled “Boiling Point.” See: LA Times: Boiling Point: Climate change is wreaking havoc on the power grid in ways you never knew Introducing the ‘Heat Storm’: LA Times uses fictional term borrowed from Star Wars film series?! ‘Heat Storms’ ravaging California or Beware of the ‘heat storms’ in a galaxy far, far way… New scary (but bogus) weather term from the left-leaning media: “heat storm” comes from the Star Wars movie, but doesn’t happen on Earth
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