torrid heat
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Wingo said he pays especially close attention to those who may be more susceptible to the torrid heat, such as pregnant and nursing women and the elderly.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
The torrid heat has gripped China for several weeks, pushing local governments to ask residents and businesses to curb the usage of electricity.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2023
As the storm churned northward, Southern California broiled under a torrid heat wave, with a recorded temperature of 107.2 degrees in Los Angeles on Sept. 20.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
She suffered in the torrid heat during her first grueling day of training, and dropped out a week later.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2018
No permanently successful civilization can be erected on the shores of Hudson Bay, or in the torrid heat of the Amazon Valley.
From The Super Race: An American Problem by Scott Nearing
