heat wave
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That’s in sharp contrast to Northern California, which saw a record-breaking March heat wave melt mountain snowpack early.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
The researchers closely examined an intense Alaska heat wave that lasted from June 23-July 10, 2019.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
It was a bad start to a heat wave that one climate scientist called “mind-bogglingly crazy,” with highs above 95 degrees—4 degrees higher than the previous U.K. record for May.
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
By July 9, New York City was baking in the greatest heat wave in American history.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
