heat wave
Example Sentences
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India is already enduring a brutal heat wave, and the forecast points to below-average rainfall in the coming monsoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
People have been urged to take precautions near water after at least eight people, mostly children, drowned over the bank holiday weekend while trying to stay cool during the heat wave.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The county is seeking more than $50 billion in damages for a heat wave.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Should a strong El Niño arrive, it could tag team with a current deep persistent marine heat wave off the West Coast.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
“The first summer I was here was the summer of ninety-five, when Chicago had a heat wave that killed hundreds of people, and of course the hospital wasn’t air-conditioned,” Reilly remembers.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
