hot air

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Find the source of hot air, spot the killer news, and don’t speculate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

He recalled donning tuxedos and carrying toy guns pretending to be James Bond on a European yacht vacation and soaring over the Serengeti in a hot air balloon during an East African safari.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

In the summer, it can lead to droughts but also heatwaves as hot air is drawn in from the south-east.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Heat at the base of a continent can weaken and remove part of its dense root, making the continent lighter and more buoyant, like a hot air balloon rising after dropping its ballast.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025

Ahead of them, high in the sky, circling on the hot air currents, were the night-gaunts, dozens of them, riding the thermals.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman