heat wave
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Plus: Ferrari’s EV haters, a “mind-bogglingly crazy” heat wave and a fight over coal pollution in Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
People have been urged to take precautions near water after at least eight people, mostly children, drowned over the bank holiday weekend while trying to stay cool during the heat wave.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The county is seeking more than $50 billion in damages for a heat wave.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Drizzle could dampen Southern California on Monday and Tuesday before a heat wave arrives just in time for Mother’s Day weekend — possibly pushing the thermometer to 90 degrees in downtown L.A. on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
At the end of June, a heat wave of a hundred degrees moves in and doesn’t budge.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
