heat wave
Example Sentences
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Some 180 wildfires blazed across Ontario this week amid a heat wave and lightning storms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Since then the complaints, and violations, have continued to stack up, just as a summer heat wave settled over the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
For example, during a dangerous heat wave in early July, air conditioning in one section of the facility also went down.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Attribution science seeks to untangle how much human-caused climate change shaped a specific heat wave, storm or flood, and its findings now shape litigation and policy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
During the heat wave, Chicagoans were advised to cool off at the beach.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
