temperature
Example Sentences
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Southern California is gearing up for a third straight day of record-breaking temperatures as an unusually long and strong March heat wave pushes the mercury up to 35 degrees above normal.
From Los Angeles Times
Age-adjusted heat-related death risk in California has risen modestly in recent decades—enough to account for 90 additional annual deaths likely linked to higher temperatures.
The sweltering temperatures are arriving months earlier than typical and communities have not had time to acclimate, making the early-season heat particularly dangerous, experts say.
From Los Angeles Times
A significant and unusually early heatwave is building across the south-western US this week, bringing temperatures more typical of early summer than mid-March.
From BBC
El Niño and La Niña are among the most important natural weather patterns on Earth, and can affect temperatures and rainfall around the world.
From BBC
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