overheating

present participle of overheat

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Verb
  • Europe is the planet’s fastest warming continent, heating at around two to three times the global average.
    Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Policy may also play a role, as researchers have found the continent’s stricter air pollution regulations likely allowed more planet-heating solar radiation to reach the Earth.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Scientists continue to study how much, if any, warming temperatures may affect El Niño's traditional impacts.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Europe is the planet’s fastest warming continent, heating at around two to three times the global average.
    Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
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