torrid heat

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Wingo said he pays especially close attention to those who may be more susceptible to the torrid heat, such as pregnant and nursing women and the elderly.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

The torrid heat has gripped China for several weeks, pushing local governments to ask residents and businesses to curb the usage of electricity.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

As the storm churned northward, Southern California broiled under a torrid heat wave, with a recorded temperature of 107.2 degrees in Los Angeles on Sept. 20.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2019

She suffered in the torrid heat during her first grueling day of training, and dropped out a week later.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2018

Even far-away Neptune, the remotest member of the system, would swelter in torrid heat.

From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Serviss, Garrett Putman