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  2. Heat wave - Wikipedia

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    The threshold for a heat wave occurs when there are at least three days above 25 °C (77 °F) across much of the country. Greater London has a threshold of 28 °C (82 °F). [16] In Ireland, a heat wave is defined as temperatures exceeding 25 °C (77 °F) for five or more consecutive days. [17]

  3. List of physical quantities - Wikipedia

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    Heat capacity: C p: Energy per unit temperature change J/K L 2 M T −2 Θ −1: extensive Heat flux density: ϕ Q: Heat flow per unit time per unit surface area W/m 2: M T −3: Illuminance: E v: Wavelength-weighted luminous flux per unit surface area lux (lx = cd⋅sr/m 2) L −2 J: Impedance: Z: Resistance to an alternating current of a ...

  4. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The millimetre (SI symbol: mm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −3 metres (⁠ 1 / 1 000 ⁠ m = 0.001 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude , this section lists lengths between 10 −3 m and 10 −2 m (1 mm and 1 cm).

  5. Heat wave or heat dome? Yes, there's a difference - AOL

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  6. Therm - Wikipedia

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    The therm (symbol, thm) is a non-SI unit of heat energy equal to 100,000 British thermal units (BTU), [1] and approximately 105 megajoules, 29.3 kilowatt-hours, 25,200 kilocalories and 25.2 thermies. One therm is the energy content of approximately 100 cubic feet (2.83 cubic metres) of natural gas at standard temperature and pressure. However ...

  7. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    The original is a unit of energy, equal to the energy in one mole (1 mol) of photons. The second is a unit of amount of photons, equal to one mole (1 mol) of photons. The rayleigh (R) is a unit of photon flux rate density equal to 10 10 m −2 ⋅s −1 (10 4 mm −2 ⋅s −1).

  8. Major heat wave to expand from Midwest to East Coast ... - AOL

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    A strong heat dome is causing the extreme conditions. Temperatures could get as high as 25 degrees above normal in many areas. New records could be set in some 200 cities from the Ohio Valley and ...

  9. Units of energy - Wikipedia

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    The British imperial units and U.S. customary units for both energy and work include the foot-pound force (1.3558 J), the British thermal unit (BTU) which has various values in the region of 1055 J, the horsepower-hour (2.6845 MJ), and the gasoline gallon equivalent (about 120 MJ).