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As the planet sees longer and more intense heat waves with global warming, primarily caused by humans burning fossil fuels, Mainzer says solar combined with batteries, both of which perform well in the heat, will be important to keep the lights on.
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Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Large marine heat waves have occurred in the Pacific during each of the last six years—five of them were the largest heat waves on record for the eastern North Pacific since monitoring began in 1982.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
And record-breaking heat waves are reshaping our way of life.
—Abc Climate Unit, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
This late-season heat wave will produce moderate to major heat risk across parts of the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, western Wisconsin, and into northern Illinois, the National Weather Service warned.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Large marine heat waves have occurred in the Pacific during each of the last six years—five of them were the largest heat waves on record for the eastern North Pacific since monitoring began in 1982.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
And record-breaking heat waves are reshaping our way of life.
—Abc Climate Unit, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
This late-season heat wave will produce moderate to major heat risk across parts of the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, western Wisconsin, and into northern Illinois, the National Weather Service warned.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heat wave
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20wave. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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