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In addition to causing death and illness directly, extreme heat can exacerbate heart, lung and kidney disease, as well as mental health problems, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The lack of physical windows might exacerbate feelings of motion sickness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The hot weather, paired with a significant lack of rainfall, will exacerbate conditions in many of the driest areas.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Known as "fire clouds" or pyrocumulonimbus clouds, these ominous-looking thunderstorms are created by extreme wildfires and can exacerbate already extremely dangerous conditions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Zeitoun knew not to exacerbate the situation, and assumed that when they were interviewed by a superior, everything would be explained.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

“If you’ve been out in the area, you know that there’s still a persistent smell. With the heat wave, it exacerbates things,” LoBianco said during the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

This exacerbates anti-competitive dynamics in industries with large or dominant players, and places acute pressure on small companies across the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

He agrees that tech should help to “relieve humans of arduous, repetitive or dangerous tasks” and “provide intelligent support,” but also warns of growing A.I.-induced inequality, which exacerbates poverty and forced migration.

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

There are many examples of match officials being placed in harmful situations but with individuals fearful of speaking out lest it exacerbates the situation or causes further alarm to friends, family and colleagues.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

I’m frightened, but I’m not sure what I’m afraid of, which just exacerbates the fear.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

The rains, exacerbated by tropical storms, have led to school and government office closures across the main island of Luzon and flooding in the streets of Manila.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

The drought has exacerbated Puerto Rico’s failing infrastructure, which has long suffered from frequent power and water outages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Global oil profits can in large part be tied to refining, since refinery closures due to attacks and crude oil shortages have exacerbated the fuel scarcity, said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Brett Gibbs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Both of the people had “significant underlying health conditions” that may have been exacerbated by cyclosporiasis and dehydration, Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The problem was exacerbated by the fact fare-beating was not easy to fight.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

"Abdominal obesity reduces circulating vitamin D, and that deficiency impairs the immune system, exacerbating the chronic inflammation caused by excess fat and drastically increasing the risk of mortality," Alexandre explains to Agência FAPESP.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

But Federico suggests that avoidance may actually do the most harm in exacerbating trauma symptoms.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

Ferguson declared a state of emergency on August 1, citing drought conditions that have stretched four consecutive years, unusually high temperatures and high winds exacerbating record-setting wildfires.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Drought-depleted reservoirs, wildfires and a surge in energy demand tied to the artificial-intelligence race are exacerbating the situation, according to NERC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

A single CFC molecule is about ten thousand times more efficient at exacerbating greenhouse effects than a molecule of carbon dioxide–and carbon dioxide is of course no slouch itself as a greenhouse gas.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson