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

"The intense heat and radiation split the molecular hydrogen that makes up vast, interstellar gas clouds, quenching its potential to accumulate and turn into new stars."

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Sabalenka's quarter-final against the 18-year-old Jovic was played in intense heat exceeding 40C, with the Australian Open's heat stress scale hitting the cut-off mark shortly after the conclusion of their match.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

He spent weeks out on the vast and remote plains, working in the intense heat and rains.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple