intense heat
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Yemeni authorities seized tools, testing equipment and raw materials, including the ablative material which protects sections of the missile from the intense heat produced by a ballistic missile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Exploring the dunes at night, Raul saw many scorpions searching for prey but as temperatures rose after sunrise, the scorpion dug into the sand to escape the intense heat.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Expanding gases and intense heat drive this material upwards, creating a vast eruption column rising 30–50 kilometers into the atmosphere – far above commercial passenger aircraft, which usually cruise at up to about 13 kilometers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Officials are sounding alarms about the potential health impacts related to this week’s oppressive humidity and intense heat in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The effectiveness of the fly dope ointment wore off after about a half hour—partly because they were sweating profusely from the intense heat.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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