temperature
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Instead, the researchers observed a local minimum in the oscillation amplitude across certain temperature ranges.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
It is very unusual for the annual maximum temperature to occur outside of July and August.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
El Niño’s strength is primarily measured by how much warmer the sea surface temperature in the tropical Pacific region is than normal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The sea surface temperature anomaly -- how much warmer the ocean is compared to average -- is already near record high, Kirtman added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 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
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Flash flooding in Arizona recently swept through the Grand Canyon, killing at least two people, a weather event that was exacerbated by wildfire scarring, drought and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
In fact, this year’s El Niño is developing against the backdrop of unusually warm ocean temperatures, including a record-breaking marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean that is providing a hotter baseline for the system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Panama has declared a nationwide emergency over El Nino, a weather pattern developing over the Pacific Ocean that is triggering worldwide changes in winds, atmospheric pressure and rainfall and pushing up global temperatures.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The storm is expected to bring back that muggy weather California experienced late last month, with humidity levels ranging from 35% to 50% over the weekend and temperatures in the mid-80s along the coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
But more than once they glanced at each other, and each was surprised by the pool of happiness that spread through herself even as she trudged through the falling temperatures and growing dusk.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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