northern

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Willie Gillespie is from Libertyville, Ill., a northern suburb of Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

A so-called "heat dome" of warm air from northern Africa trapped under a high-pressure system over western Europe is behind the high temperatures not usually seen until high summer.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Met Office heatwave criteria sets the temperature for a heatwave at 25C in Scotland, Northern Ireland, much of Wales and northern England.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Fossils of the giant reptile were found mainly in northern Texas and date back about 80 million years.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

“No. No, it’s real. That’s where they came from. The Dvukh. Lukomorye is an island in the northern ocean, shrouded in mists and ice, and finding it is nigh impossible.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack