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Recent Examples of heat wave
Even as heat waves and hurricanes surged between 1998 and 2008, however, the number of Republicans who believed the effects of global warming were already happening fell by 20 percent, according to Gallup polling.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Last year, Europe endured its warmest summer on record, and campaigners have warned that record-breaking heat in March could fuel the conditions for harsher heat waves and wildfires over the coming months.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Then, in 2013, a mysterious disease linked to a marine heat wave began to ravage the population.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In February, parts of Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and the United Republic of Tanzania all saw temperatures soar during a heat wave.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Last year, Europe endured its warmest summer on record, and campaigners have warned that record-breaking heat in March could fuel the conditions for harsher heat waves and wildfires over the coming months.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Then, in 2013, a mysterious disease linked to a marine heat wave began to ravage the population.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In February, parts of Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and the United Republic of Tanzania all saw temperatures soar during a heat wave.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat wave
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For the first time in decades, France was forced to become a net importer of energy, at a time when its neighbors were struggling to obtain power themselves without depending on Moscow to keep the lights and heat on.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Amid this ferocious heat, teenage fan Wildman was still trying to reach safety.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat%20wave. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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