temperature
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The biggest risks to birds come from the climate: “Two-thirds of North American birds are at increasing risk of extinction from global temperature rise,” the society reported — a threat that wind power can ameliorate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
An "all-garbed-up" nurse knocks on his door twice a day to remind him to take and report his temperature, which so far has been normal.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Scientists believe these temperature changes happened rapidly, possibly over only a few decades.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
And it was really, really cold: The temperature outside was –27 degrees.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
Neel liked hearing his mother make music again—she had been sick for so long, her temperature raging until she hardly recognized them.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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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