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In just one recent cutback, the administration pulled the plug on a program that has helped tens of thousands of low-income Floridians keep the power and AC on, including during potentially dangerous extreme heat waves.—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025 The shelters protect against shock waves and bomb fragments, as well as nuclear blasts and heat waves, according to the country's official guidance.—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 Scientists say the warming atmosphere around the world is driving ever more extreme weather events, including wildfires, flooding, droughts, hurricanes and heat waves that are killing people and causing billions of dollars in damage every year.—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025 These are Greece’s two hottest months, when average temperatures hover around the low 90s but frequently reach the mid-90s; however, the odds of a heat wave, when the thermometer can go as high as 113 degrees, are higher.—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heat wave
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