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Most Popular Most Popular Parkinson’s tremors disappear with use of machine that sends heat waves to the brain
Parkinson’s tremors disappear with use of machine that sends heat waves to the brain
Chris Perkins: Dolphins weren’t a dumb team in 2024, but . .
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
The United Nations’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says climate change is causing more frequent and intense heat waves and is likely increasing the frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
August Complex Fire The August Complex Fire occurred in August 2020 following a heat wave and burned 1,032,648 acres across Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Tehama, Trinity and Shasta counties.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
Sources: Nature, Good Good Good Corals nurtured as cells and then planted on reefs survived a historic heat wave
A record marine heat wave in 2023 caused the worst coral bleaching ever seen in the Caribbean, with reefs turning white and dying across the region.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20wave. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
heat wave
noun
: a period of unusually hot weather
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