Examples of using Heatwave in English and their translations into Chinese
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And, in cases where high temperatures are experienced over multiple days in a row- as in a heatwave- human health can be negatively affected.
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red warning to affected regions saying that the heatwave conditions are likely to continue over coming days.
A heatwave in the summer of 2003 killed more than 15,000 people in Paris, France- mostly elderly people among them.
The Met Office describes a heatwave as a"prolonged period of hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity".
The 2018 summer heatwave in the UK broke records- and it won't be the last spell of such severe heat.
During Québec's heatwave in 2018, an estimated 70 deaths were attributed to the heat.
Beware heatwave Lucifer: British tourists warned about"dangerous" temperatures of up to 46C sweeping Europe.
The heatwave in Europe at the end of June also triggered wildfires in a number of countries, including Germany, Greece and Spain.
For example, the 2003 European heatwave killed approximately 70,000 people- that's more than 20 times the number of people who died in the September 11 attacks.
During Quebec's heatwave in 2018, an estimated 70 deaths were attributed to the heat.
Heatwave conditions are currently in the Gascoyne and the Pilbara and they're expected to move eastwards over the next few days.
Last week much of central and western Europe experienced a heatwave that has seen several countries record their highest temperatures ever.
Record-breaking heatwave to hit Australia's south-east, restricting sporting events.
A heatwave is defined as a"prolonged period of hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity".
Meanwhile, a heatwave last December broke the record for highest nationwide average temperature, with some places sweltering under temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius.
Climate change made the sweltering 2018 heatwave 30 times more likely.
Climate change also made last summer's record heatwave far more likely to occur.
Scientists say this year's heatwave has exacerbated melting in the region.
The same month at least 65 people died in a heatwave that saw more than 22,000 people hospitalised.
The heatwave of summer 2015 was one of the worst in south Asia's history, killing an estimated 3,500 people in Pakistan and India.