After digging into the sand between the crossties, it jammed between two of the spokes, went blue from the heat and tension at the point of flexion, and brought the car to a stop.

NEWYORKER: Among Animals and Plants

Windows with the shutters and curtains closed show up in the images in a deep blue colour, demonstrating little heat is escaping.

BBC: Shutters and curtains 'act as double glazing'

While ice reflects around 80 percent of the sun's heat, having a cooling effect, blue sea water can absorb up to 95 percent of solar radiation, warming up the sea and accelerating the melting process further.

CNN: Arctic melt worse than predictions

The royal blue sky glared down on the grey brittlebush, and the heat was searing.

ECONOMIST: Doris Haddock