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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
As the world warms, some dog mushers are running their teams at night so the animals don’t overheat.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
The fire is believed to have been caused by an overheating device near a cable of one of the elevators.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Just last month, a Southwest Airlines flight waiting to depart from Denver International Airport was evacuated after a passenger’s overheating phone set fire to a seat, according to a report in the New York Post.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
As the world warms, some dog mushers are running their teams at night so the animals don’t overheat.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
The fire is believed to have been caused by an overheating device near a cable of one of the elevators.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Just last month, a Southwest Airlines flight waiting to depart from Denver International Airport was evacuated after a passenger’s overheating phone set fire to a seat, according to a report in the New York Post.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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De-icing fluid is heated to 140 degrees to remove frost, snow and ice from the wings and other critical surfaces, while anti-icing fluid prevents ice from forming.Joel Rose, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
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Trays of hot foods can be kept in the oven or heated using warming trays, chafing dishes or slow cookers.Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Scientists suspect that magnetic reconnection superheats the coronal plasma, and small-scale phenomena such as the jetlets or related phenomena called nano flares might play a role.Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
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The use of fly ash as a feedstock eliminates the need to use limestone at all, let alone to superheat it.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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Some places are warming with more ferocity than expected.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Research published in October by experts at the University of California Merced showed that California takes about three months longer to recover from drought due to a warming planet.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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