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Phoenix nearly hit 100 degrees this week, and East Coast cities are also having intensifying spring heat waves.—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025 Our families are doing all this while also facing severe cold fronts, deadly heat waves, and devastating hurricanes.—Chelsea Rivera, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025 Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news
Even during one of Earth’s largest mass extinction events, where heat waves kill of a majority of Earth’s species, at least one oasis of survival existed.—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025 Islands and coastal destinations are seeing water levels continue to rise, wildfires and heat waves decimate towns and force tourists to flee.—Lea Lane, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heat wave
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