temperature
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"We observed that the critical temperature can increase by up to 5.4% in a six-layer NbSe2 device, while the critical current and critical magnetic field are significantly enhanced near the superconducting transition," said Prof. Cheng.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Investigators will rely on data from the aircraft’s black boxes to account for other relevant factors, including wind speed and outside temperature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
As this wave makes it way over the Pacific, it suppresses the cold water that usually comes up from the deep ocean, making the surface temperature higher.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
And for the eighth month in a row, the average UK temperature was more than 1C above the norm.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Only, the raviolis are the houses and forests, and instead of leaving the stove on at an even temperature, somebody’s been turning the heat up a little bit more every year.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Many unusual quantum effects only survive at temperatures close to absolute zero.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
This year, temperature records have already been broken in a key region of the central-eastern Pacific, with daily sea surface temperatures now exceeding the previous record set during the very strong El Niño of 2015.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
With a severe El Nino forecast to send temperatures soaring over summer, scientists hope the rebound is not short lived.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
A strong high-pressure system will set up over the eastern Pacific and West Coast starting Friday and will increase through Sunday, sending temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal, the weather service said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The water had risen up to the ceiling of the tunnel, so even assuming he could swim in temperatures that must be close to freezing, he would be unable to breathe.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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Vocabulary lists containing temperature
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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