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In April 2022, NOAA published a report noting that global sea level has risen 8-9 inches since 1880 due to this man made phenomenon.
Global Warming
Step aside, Simone Biles! This ultra patriotic hero's name faced many itterations, including Super American.
Captain America
Bananarama's "Cruel Summer" was featured in this iconic 1984 film, starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita as they take on the Cobra Kai dojo.
The Karate Kid
The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics featured this fictional spy skydiving into the Olympic Stadium alongside Queen Elizabeth II.
James Bond
The most abundant land bird in North America, characterized by its warm orange or red underparts and dark heads.
Robin
A June 2024 article in NPR explained this phenomenon, described by a National Weather Service meteorologist as "like a lid on a pot" trapping heat inside.
Heat Dome
Thor, Loki, and Odin are all adapted from from the mythology of this North Germanic peninsula.
Scandinavia
In 2014, this singer/DJ's song "Summer" was a smash hit, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in their native UK.
Calvin Harris
At the 2008 Beijing Games, American swimmer Michael Phelps won eight gold medals, besting the former record of seven set by this man in 1972.
Mark Spitz
There are more than 20 quadrillion of these colonial, matriarchal insects on our planet.
Ant-Man
In June 2024, Boston reached its highest temperature ever recorded, peaking at 108 at this combined measurement of heat and humidity.
Heat Index
"Wham!" "Pow!" "Crash!" - all examples of this linguistic trait.
Onomatopoeia
Don Henley wasn't singing about baseball, but the name "Boys of Summer" also refers to this MLB team - champs in '55, '59, '63, '65, '81, '88, and 2020.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" translates to "Faster, higher," and this comparative word.
Stronger
Also called the carcajou or quickhatch, this arctic-dwelling creature's diet includes porcupine, marmot and lemmings.
Wolverine
On June 30, 1962, environmentalist Rachel Carson published this groundbreaking book that started the Environmental movement in America.
Silent Spring
Superman's Achilles heel gave its name to a 2000 hit by this Mississippi rock band.
3 Doors Down
The catchy piano intro to Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" was sampled from "Werewolves of London", a 1978 hit by this American singer-songwriter.
Warren Zevon
The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece in this year, when 169 out of the 241 competing athletes that year were Greek.
1896
The intimidating mascot of an NFC South football team.
Black Panther
In 1861, Robert Fitzroy published the first ever public weather forecast in this British daily newspaper.
The Times
In a classic example of "RAS Syndrome", the C in "DC Comics" stands for this word.
Comics
Originally known as St. John's College, this New York university counts among its alumni Geraldine Ferraro, Denzel Washington, and "Summertime Sadness" singer Lana Del Rey - though her classmates might've known her as Elizabeth.
Lana Del Rey
At the 1992 Olympics, athletes from parts of the former Soviet Union competed under this name - country code EUN, after its French translation.
The Unified Team
This notorious, unconventional footwear brand gained overnight popularity during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
Killer Croc