heatwave

Example Sentences

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The Mexican government has cancelled plans to end the school year more than a month early to ease traffic during the Fifa World Cup and an anticipated heatwave.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Instead it relies on IMD heatwave thresholds -- around 40C for alerts and 47C for "severe" conditions -- with local authorities imposing restrictions.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

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

Klosterman wondered if the recent heatwave would desiccate them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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