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heat event

[ heet i-vent ]

noun

Meteorology, Climatology.
  1. a period of abnormally hot and usually humid weather; heat wave:

    This miserable heat event is finally ending—cool, wet weather is moving in, and we’ll be singin’ in the rain!



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heat event1

First recorded in 1985–90
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Example Sentences

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Some of the money will be spent to protect against wildfires, reduce air pollution and deal with extreme heat events.

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“Extreme heat events are dangerous,†said Christina Curry, chief deputy director of the California Office of Emergency Services, during the panel.

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And since the trio of hardy banana sightings seven years ago, South Korea has seen several record-breaking heat events.

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Declaring extreme heat events as major disasters could pose challenges for FEMA.

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For much of the U.S., extreme heat events have been increasing in frequency since the mid-1960s, and the number of high temperature records has been outpacing the number of low temperature records since the mid-1980s.

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