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As climate change forces people to endure increasingly severe and longer lasting heat waves, scientists say there is an urgency to better understand the ways heat is slowly and silently undermining human health at a cellular level.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Michigan temperatures have been brutal this week as a summer heat wave baked the state and region, giving Michiganders good reasons to head to the beach for relief.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
Those risks are expected to increase in the years ahead, because climate change is increasing the frequency, intensity and duration of heat waves around the world.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 23 July 2025
On this day in 1934: Chicago was in the grip of a weeklong heat wave, and the mercury that day reached 101.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Michigan temperatures have been brutal this week as a summer heat wave baked the state and region, giving Michiganders good reasons to head to the beach for relief.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
Those risks are expected to increase in the years ahead, because climate change is increasing the frequency, intensity and duration of heat waves around the world.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 23 July 2025
On this day in 1934: Chicago was in the grip of a weeklong heat wave, and the mercury that day reached 101.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat wave
heat
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While most parts of Texas typically see their last 100-degree day by late August, this year’s forecast suggests the extreme heat could stretch further into the fall.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Aug. 2025
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Those who remember that there was a hiccup when the iPhone 15 Pro was released which seemed to suggest heat was causing the battery to perform less well may remember that the switch to a steel case for the next model was greatly welcomed.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat%20wave. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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