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temperature

[tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher] / ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər /


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This may mean longer dry interludes and the chance of returning to above-average daytime temperatures, but the degree of temperature rise will depend on the positioning the high pressure relative to the UK.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Developed by SIU Carbondale Geology Professor Ken Anderson, the process combines water and oxygen under high temperature and pressure to break resistant materials into compounds microbes can access.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

This connection helps shape broad patterns of rainfall, temperature, and atmospheric circulation across the tropics.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, rising bond yields were helping to turn up the temperature on a market that is starting to look overextended based on historical trends, according to an analysis from Ned Davis Research.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

When you are the frog in the pot, you sometimes congratulate yourself for surviving the heat, failing to notice the temperature increasing.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Australian scientists believe increasingly crowded waters and rising ocean temperatures are shifting sharks' migratory patterns, which may be contributing to a rise in attacks.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

“You go northwest if you want enough water, you want good temperatures, you want green fields, you want good food and good wine,” said Pohl, 58 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Climate change is driving up global average temperatures, making heatwaves more frequent and intense.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

In Mercury's case, the finding suggests that volcanic material may have come from deeper regions of the mantle that experienced more extensive melting at very high temperatures.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

“I read that the warmer temperatures mean there’s less ice for polar bears to live on.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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