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Long periods of elevated water temperatures can intensify other environmental pressures, including low oxygen conditions and harmful algal blooms.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

“As U.S. diesel stocks near storage limits, downward pressure on diesel prices would intensify, compressing U.S. refining margins, and likely incentivize U.S. refiners to reduce output,” the team wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit in December, in an interview released Saturday, as efforts intensify to end the conflict.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The extreme heat is forecast to intensify for central and eastern areas over the next few days.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Two American authors, best-sellers in the Holy Land, had helped to spread and intensify the concern for the American black man.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

As the music intensifies, so does the questioning, as Fielder continues to push Holmes and Evans about what’s real and what’s being hidden from him as moodily lighted close-up shots flash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Thus, if disruptions persist into spring 2027 or oil infrastructure damage intensifies, ICE Brent front month contracts may have to spike well above $150/bbl to curb global oil demand.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Economic forecasts for the coming months continue to be grim as fighting in the Middle East intensifies.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

As with many Alzheimer’s patients, they don’t believe they are changing, which intensifies the heartbreak of those who love and care for them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Measuring tape and thermometer,” he told himself, “chalk for an outline; perhaps the cold intensifies at night? Everything is worse,” he said, looking at Eleanor, “if you think something is looking at you.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

The firings come as the debate over AI safety and the risks the technology may pose to humanity has intensified in recent weeks.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Good's killing triggered protests in Minneapolis and intensified scrutiny of the administration's deportation campaign.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The selling intensified and turned chaotic in Thursday’s trading session, with bond markets in France, Greece and Italy swinging between gains and losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

When Zuckerberg launched Muse on Sept. 8, it intensified a race with Apple, according to Bank of America’s Wamsi Mohan.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The biggest political units could assemble large labor forces to construct irrigation systems and fishponds that intensified food production even further.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Then there is the arena of East Africa, where a new scramble for power is intensifying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

A tropical storm rapidly intensifying into a “very dangerous” hurricane in the Pacific Ocean could potentially bring more muggy weather to Southern California, forecasters say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

"It's kind of intensifying people's nervous systems which are already kind of stretched post Covid," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Understanding this transition is important because rapidly intensifying storms can give coastal communities and emergency managers very little time to respond.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The resulting hole evoked a giant grave and exuded the same musty chill, but this was not unwelcome for it provided workers with relief from the intensifying summer heat.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson