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But then, in early September, even the city of Los Angeles and really the entire Los Angeles basin did experience a record-breaking heat wave.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Image Last summer, the passive-house technology was put to the test when Greece endured a heat wave that resulted in the deaths of several tourists.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In February 2024, a heat wave persisted for days in the Chilean coastal city of Viña del Mar.
—Kylie Mohr, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
The reward, with any luck, is a world with not as much deadly air pollution from fossil fuels — and not as many devastating fires, heat waves and storms.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Image Last summer, the passive-house technology was put to the test when Greece endured a heat wave that resulted in the deaths of several tourists.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In February 2024, a heat wave persisted for days in the Chilean coastal city of Viña del Mar.
—Kylie Mohr, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
The reward, with any luck, is a world with not as much deadly air pollution from fossil fuels — and not as many devastating fires, heat waves and storms.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat%20wave. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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