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Heat lightning is the name used for the faint flashes of lightning on the horizon or other clouds from distant thunderstorms that do not have accompanying sounds of thunder.
Heat lightning was named because it often occurs on hot summer nights and to distinguish it from lightning accompanied by audible thunder and cooling rainfall at the point of observation.
Heat lightning can be an early warning sign that thunderstorms are approaching.
Eric Klinenberg, author of the 2002 book Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, has noted that in the United States, the loss of human life in hot spells in summer exceeds that caused by all other weather events combined, including lightning, rain, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes.

Heat and is
Not a year goes by but what several local companies in the U.S. and Canada, even overseas, write to Fueloil & Oil Heat to inquire if it's feasible and where it is being done.
Heat is still measured by the above-stated principle of calorimetry.
* Heat in () is done by the combustion of the fuel
* Heat out () is done by venting the air
Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines ( such as steam engines ) burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion.
* Heat — Sensitivity is expressed in terms of the temperature at which flashing or explosion of the material occurs.
One of his most famous films noir is the police drama The Big Heat ( 1953 ), noted for its uncompromising brutality, especially for a scene in which Lee Marvin throws scalding coffee on Gloria Grahame's face.
Efficiencies can be as high as 65 % when the fuel cell is paired with a turbine, and 85 % if heat is captured and used in a Combined Heat and Power ( CHP ) system.
*" Top o ' The Morning to Ya " is used in Michael Mann's 1995 film Heat, and the 2003 film Daredevil.
Heat engines distinguish themselves from other types of engines by the fact that their efficiency is fundamentally limited by Carnot's theorem .< ref > Thermal physics: entropy and free energies, by Joon Chang Lee ( 2002 ), Appendix A, p. 183: " A heat engine absorbs energy from a heat source and then converts it into work for us.
Heat engines can be characterized by their specific power, which is typically given in kilowatts per litre of engine displacement ( in the U. S. also horsepower per cubic inch ).
Heat of combustion of kerosene is similar to that of diesel ; its lower heating value is 43. 1 MJ / kg ( around 18, 500 Btu / lb ), and its higher heating value is 46. 2 MJ / kg.
Heat is typically introduced via steam running through fin / tube heat exchangers controlled by on / off pneumatic valves.
Heat is primarily supplied by an integral dehumidification unit which also serves to remove humidity.
Heat is provided via solar radiation, while internal air circulation is typically passive.
Heat energy is released every time they do so ; therefore these alloys have possibilities in energy conservation systems.
And is not this Medium the same with that Medium by which Light is refracted and reflected, and by whose Vibrations Light communicates Heat to Bodies, and is put into Fits of easy Reflexion and easy Transmission?
Nijmegen is in USDA Hardiness zone 7b and AHS Heat zone 3.
* Heat is produced by the radioactive decay of fission products and materials that have been activated by neutron absorption.

Heat and common
Heat waves are common and may bring temperatures of up to 38 ° C ( 100F ) and possibly higher for a few days ; however, southerly Pampero winds often bring brisk, comfortable weather following storms.
Heat shock protein 90 ( Hsp90 ) is one of the most common of the heat-related proteins.
Heat sinks for cooling high-power electronics of locomotives are made at Sykatek, EBG, Austerlitz Electronics, EuroComposite, Sapa and Rapid Technic, and are the most common application of FSW due to the excellent heat transfer.
Heat pipes are also a common feature along the length of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.

Heat and name
Walsh had no great name recognition during his half-century as a working director, but his noirs White Heat ( 1949 ) and The Enforcer ( 1951 ) had A-list stars and are seen as important examples of the cycle.
He was going to use the name " White Heat ," but decided on using his given name instead.
At the survey for the choice of the name, Miami Heat defeated Miami Vice, the famous detective show set among the palms of South Beach.
In the Heat of the Night is a television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name.
In The 2006 NBA Finals, fans of the Miami Heat in the American Airlines Arena held up facial photos of Hasselhoff and chanted his name when Nowitzki went to the foul line.
The name played off the city of Miami's Hispanic population and its parent NBA team, the Heat.
Prior and fellow right-handed pitcher Kerry Wood were dubbed " Chicago Heat " by Sports Illustrated, and the name stuck, as the twosome were dominant in leading the Cubs to an 88-win season and a division title.
He is also credited with one screenplay, for the 1968 film Fever Heat, based on his novel of the same name which had been published under the pen name of Angus Vicker.
Tibbs was introduced in the 1965 novel In the Heat of the Night, which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and was made into an Oscar-winning film of the same name.
When examining the chromosomes, Ritossa found a " puffing pattern " that indicated the elevated gene transcription of an unknown protein .< ref name =" pmid9222594 "> This was later described as the " Heat Shock Response " and the proteins were termed the " Heat Shock Proteins " ( Hsps ).
Three years later, when Edwards had his name removed from the writing credits of 1984's City Heat, he was billed under the pseudonym Sam O.
The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of American musician Jim Heath ( born 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas ) as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly trio.
Heath decided then and there to form a band and came up with the name Reverend Horton Heat, as an ode to Johnny Horton, using the shortened version of his last name, Heath.
: This is also the name of a character in the 1995 film, Heat.
Buchanan returned to the WWF on the March 19, 2000 edition of Sunday Night Heat, now under the name Bull Buchanan and dressed in a SWAT Uniform, helping The Big Boss Man attack Mideon.
Heat would be Emerson's last film .< ref name = erice >
The term " Name Heat " has been used to describe this kind of heat, with the name of the wrestler receiving it supplied ; for example, " X-Pac Heat " was used commonly during the Invasion storyline when X-Pac was booed and his opponents cheered despite X-Pac being cast as aligned with the WWF and thus as a face, simply because the fans disliked X-Pac as a wrestler.

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