intensifying

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"We'd like to use gravity waves to tell us if a storm is intensifying," Alexander said, "which can be difficult to know, especially over the open ocean."

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Separately on Monday, the employment component of the eurozone’s purchasing managers’ index for manufacturing pointed to an acceleration in factory job losses in May amid intensifying inflationary pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Ed Hawkins, professor of climate science at the University of Reading, told the BBC that "Today's heat events are emerging earlier, intensifying faster and occurring across a much warmer background climate".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Salmon numbers have declined due to dams, which have blocked off their spawning areas; the loss of floodplain habitat; and global warming, which is intensifying drought and heating rivers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile the pandemonium outside was intensifying with each minute; the raid, it seemed, was gathering momentum.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane