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!

2. extreme heat event.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heat event¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

The study finds that the later the world reaches net zero, the more severe these extreme heat events become.

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"Throughout last year,152 record-breaking extreme weather events were registered across 61 countries, and life-threatening, extreme heat events are becoming more intense than previously predicted," the report stated.

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The “several day heat event is coming ... with a high risk for heat illness and fire danger,” the weather service’s daily forecast said.

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"The warmer, thirstier atmosphere is more effective at drying soils, meaning heatwaves are intensifying, with moderate heat events now becoming extreme."

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“Also, the very old and little children are always going to be vulnerable to those heat events,” Gomberg said.

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