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Recent Examples of heat wave
Southern Californians would enjoy a Minnesota white Christmas and North Dakota folks would covet a California heat wave in December.
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Dan Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Anybody who’s fallen ill during a heat wave, struggled while breathing wildfire smoke or been injured cleaning up from a hurricane knows that climate change can threaten human health.
—Vijay Limaye, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
As parts of Southern California are bracing themselves for a heat wave, specific parts of Washington have been warned by the National Weather Service (NWS) to expect up to 8 inches of snow to fall in areas above 4,000 feet through to Wednesday morning.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Nearly all of Florida’s Acropora coral colonies are now dead, a dramatic downfall linked to a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Dan Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Anybody who’s fallen ill during a heat wave, struggled while breathing wildfire smoke or been injured cleaning up from a hurricane knows that climate change can threaten human health.
—Vijay Limaye, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
As parts of Southern California are bracing themselves for a heat wave, specific parts of Washington have been warned by the National Weather Service (NWS) to expect up to 8 inches of snow to fall in areas above 4,000 feet through to Wednesday morning.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Nearly all of Florida’s Acropora coral colonies are now dead, a dramatic downfall linked to a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat wave
heat
Noun
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There’s a new ceviche bar and a few new items, like a Bang Bang salmon that’s the perfect blend of mild heat and sweetness.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Although record-breaking heat and spring-like warmth dominated the first few days of the new year, cooler — but still warmer than normal —temperatures settled in to start the first work week of 2026.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
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