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Heat Wave 411

  • December 29, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

A heat wave forms when a hot air mass becomes fixed over an area. Depending on where the air mass is from, the heat may be humid or dry. Either way, heat waves are dangerous — as far as natural hazards go, only the winter cold kills more Americans each year.

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