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The study kicked off in 2015 during a prolonged marine heat wave that disrupted foraging conditions across the Pacific, providing a special opportunity to examine how whales respond to environmental stress.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
One theory is that a lengthy heat wave last year largely attributed to climate change and blamed for bleaching corals may have changed the algae in ocean waters, especially near the sea floor, where sawfish are often found.
—Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Phoenix nearly hit 100 degrees this week, and East Coast cities are also having intensifying spring heat waves.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
Our families are doing all this while also facing severe cold fronts, deadly heat waves, and devastating hurricanes.
—Chelsea Rivera, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
One theory is that a lengthy heat wave last year largely attributed to climate change and blamed for bleaching corals may have changed the algae in ocean waters, especially near the sea floor, where sawfish are often found.
—Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Phoenix nearly hit 100 degrees this week, and East Coast cities are also having intensifying spring heat waves.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
Our families are doing all this while also facing severe cold fronts, deadly heat waves, and devastating hurricanes.
—Chelsea Rivera, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heat wave
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat%20wave. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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