heat wave

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Some are even putting up their own mini weather stations to help them track hyperlocal trends to protect themselves from flooding and heat waves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wait times have lengthened as power officials study whether there is enough power to support them while keeping the lights on for other customers, especially during heat waves and cold snaps when electricity demand surges.

From The Wall Street Journal

A midwinter heat wave has descended on much of the state and is expected to spike temperatures as much as 20 degrees above normal in the coming week.

From Los Angeles Times

That keeps pace with an increase in calls to help turtles after 2016, the year of a marine heat wave, dubbed “The Blob,” according to Flocken.

From Los Angeles Times

Large solar and battery-storage projects have been installed in Texas in recent years and have helped the grid during heat waves.

From The Wall Street Journal