intense heat
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Exploring the dunes at night, Raul saw many scorpions searching for prey but as temperatures rose after sunrise, the scorpion dug into the sand to escape the intense heat.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Adding grog improves the durability of a vessel and helps it tolerate the intense heat of firing and cooking.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Systems producing high-yield fusion expose weapons parts to intense heat, radiation and pressure nearly synonymous with a nuclear blast—hotter than the sun at more than 100 million degrees Celsius—without any explosions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Officials are sounding alarms about the potential health impacts related to this week’s oppressive humidity and intense heat in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The pen offered no shelter from the intense heat of the day.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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