heatwave

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The Colorado snowpack is melting fast in an intense heatwave in which hundreds of U.S. weather stations have reported record-high March temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In addition to monthly all-time highs, the heatwave reached several other temperature milestones.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Wildfire risk remains relatively low across much of the Southwest despite the heatwave, as lighter winds in these regions are expected to limit the rapid spread of fires.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“This is effectively a full-on summer heatwave in March,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist, wrote on X.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Meditatively Campian watched the line of light as it dropped lower and lower, soon to flood the valley with its fierce heatwave.

From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Mitford, Bertram