The heat soared into the 90's, the humidity as thick and wet as the bayou itself.
After haggling for the price of the trip, we set out driving across the burning plains of Pakistan, where the heat soared to 120 degrees.
But the changing mood about the Green Zone says something about Iraq these days, too, where the summer heat soars as high as people's frustrations.
As this year's summer takes hold and heat soars into the 90s Fahrenheit across the New York City's five boroughs, there is one quintessential tradition that has remained intact along the decades: busted fire hydrants.
Not much moves when the heat soars to 108 degrees as it did one afternoon in May, too hot for rattlesnakes to slither out of abandoned rabbit warrens, the streets empty except for a couple of panting dogs wandering near a sign for Jewel's Fruit Outlet.
On this website, CAPREIT tenants across Canada make allegations of extraordinary negligence, including permanent leaks, broken electrics, mouse and cockroach infestations, and a lack of heating despite soaring utility bills.
Heat levels soared on Wednesday, as southern parts of the country saw temperatures that have not been surpassed since 2006.
In his second eight-hour tour in heat that soared into the 90's, Professor McPherson went from one field to the next, giving short presentations, and pausing only to autograph books and to pose for photographs.
Include things that will keep you cool in hot weather too, if the weather says that the heat will soar to 90 °F (32 °C) or so.
With the arrival of winter, home heating soars and the stocks follow suit.
