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How do fire whirls form?
Fire whirls form when wind converges with the updraft of hot air from the fire.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
This is the place to see people jump off a cliff, then rise on the updraft.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
According to the National Weather Service, hailstones are formed when raindrops are carried upward by thunderstorm updrafts into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere, causing the raindrops to freeze.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
But in the historic pandemic recovery, employers struggled to fill positions and students expected to ride the strong economic updraft.
—Jamie Merisotis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
This is the place to see people jump off a cliff, then rise on the updraft.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
According to the National Weather Service, hailstones are formed when raindrops are carried upward by thunderstorm updrafts into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere, causing the raindrops to freeze.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
But in the historic pandemic recovery, employers struggled to fill positions and students expected to ride the strong economic updraft.
—Jamie Merisotis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Updraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/updraft. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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updraft
noun
up·draft
ˈəp-ˌdraft 
-ˌdrȧft
: an upward movement of gas (as air)
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