heat wave

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An extreme marine heat wave is simmering the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, and experts are warning that it could affect coastal weather and ecosystems for months.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He said current models predict at least a 70% chance that the marine heat wave will continue off the coast of Baja through December.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

By mid-March, alarming snow deficits all over the Western states were capped off by a record-breaking heat wave that melted much of the remaining snowpack.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

There was a heat wave that week, so I was constantly sweating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The heat wave had broken Saturday night, and citizens of Greenwood were in their yards and on the streets savoring the first day of fall-like weather.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe