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The melter sits over a sewer line, idling while heating the snow to thirty-eight degrees, barely above freezing, and drips the water directly into a drain.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Russia launched 450 drones and more than 60 missiles at Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, according to Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who said the strikes had left 1,170 apartment buildings in Kyiv without heating.—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ironically, warming your hands and feet helps that happen, because your body uses them as heat-release zones, Diller says.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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Shelters and mobile warming units remain open New York City opened new single-room shelter units on Sunday in Upper Manhattan as warming shelters remain open to anyone in the city.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Overheating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheating. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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