temperature
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Chemical analysis of one of Thomas’s fossilized teeth has provided the most precise estimate yet of T. rex’s body temperature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Since they started drafting the NPS, there has been a change of prime minister, and a change of political temperature on this issue.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A steady supply of power is vital for the air conditioners maintaining the right temperature inside Chizay's storage rooms.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Scientists measure these ocean temperature changes to predict how strong an event will be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The water hadn’t been cold, exactly, but it wasn’t body temperature either, and she’d been in it for a long time.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
"I think the great significance of these findings, and the tantalizing picture that it promotes, is a great motivation and reason to further examine solid-state nitrogen physics at very low temperatures," Umurhan said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
The World Weather Attribution study, published on Thursday, said the disaster was the result of a "compound event" caused by rising temperatures, thinning glaciers, thawing permafrost and pre-existing geological weaknesses.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rising temperatures are bringing the harvest season forward by two to three days each year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
This summer’s temperatures in the east-central Pacific are among the highest on record, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Though it was only November, snow blanketed the capital, and temperatures were dropping fast as the long Russian winter set in.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing temperature
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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