Heat Waves

A heat wave, or heatwave, or extreme heat, is a period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity, especially in oceanic climate countries.

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Future Heat Waves Are Coming, And These Countries Are Most at Risk

Deep Trouble: New Study Reveals Marine Heat Waves Reach the Ocean Floor

Drought, heat waves worsen West Coast air pollution inequality

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