thermal

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Warmer oceans contribute to rising sea levels through thermal expansion, intensify and prolong heatwaves, and strengthen extreme weather by adding heat and moisture to the atmosphere.

From Science Daily

This is known as solar thermal, because it uses the heat of the sun.

From Los Angeles Times

This approach allows scientists to estimate the thermal energy of the intracluster medium:the gas existing between the galaxies of a given cluster.

From Science Daily

On Tuesday night, the owners were assisted by a friend using a thermal camera in an effort to detect the capybaras in the darkness.

From BBC

Clinical studies involving stroke, anorexia nervosa, and body integrity dysphoria suggest that problems with thermal perception can occur alongside disruptions in body ownership.

From Science Daily