intense heat

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Muslim faithful ritually stoned the devil on Wednesday in the climactic ceremony of a hajj pilgrimage held in intense heat and against the backdrop of a war that has plunged the wealthy Gulf into crisis.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

ET, after the craft soared back to Earth from space, standing up to intense heat as it hit the planet’s atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In these extreme environments, intense heat produces gamma rays that strip neutrons and other particles from existing heavy nuclei.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Hales exited the home alone, and when she tried to go back inside, she was met with such intense heat and smoke that it singed her eyes, her brother Scott Nadler told KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Not even the homes of the dead were safe as wooden grave markers burst into flames and some marble vaults cracked under the intense heat.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy