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Recent Examples of sandstorm
As a result, communities now face relentless cycles of droughts, floods, dust and sandstorms, and worsening air pollution.
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Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The director explained that the sandstorm element of the Burj Khalifa scene and the scene that follows it was envisioned specifically as a way to emphasize to viewers just how tall the Burj Khalifa is.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
In a place of punishing heat, sandstorms and so little water, Hale explained that the rock had experienced every force on the planet that could weather it, other than water.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
Frequent sandstorms can bury key equipment or solar panels.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2022
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Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The director explained that the sandstorm element of the Burj Khalifa scene and the scene that follows it was envisioned specifically as a way to emphasize to viewers just how tall the Burj Khalifa is.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
In a place of punishing heat, sandstorms and so little water, Hale explained that the rock had experienced every force on the planet that could weather it, other than water.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
Frequent sandstorms can bury key equipment or solar panels.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
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During the rainstorm, the near-constant sound of Israeli airstrikes slowed to the occasional distant blast, said Mr. Bahja.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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California Sorrow for Jackie and Shadow, but two new baby eagles in Orange County March 21, 2024 Jackie previously lost two 6-week-old chicks to cold after a rainstorm.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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In the South, some showers could occur and a few thunderstorms near the Gulf Coast region by Saturday morning.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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Old-fashioned radiators heat the house, whose metal roof lulls the family during gentle rains (thunderstorms, not so much).Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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AccuWeather is predicting a series of outbreaks of bad weather across the country from January 7 to 8 and January 11 to 12.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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But the bears' thick fur helps protect them from the adverse affects of chilly weather.Alana Wise, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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Monday Santa Ana winds will peak Wednesday and be followed by new windstorm Monday Man who procured guns, ammo for Sinaloa Cartel sentenced to nearly 20 years Tom Krasovic: Padres’ standing with Roki Sasaki a credit to A.J. Preller, Peter Seidler IRS is sending out automatic stimulus payments.Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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The first rule of disaster response is to be present, which Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass violated by leaving for the inauguration of Ghana’s new president despite increasingly dire warnings about an imminent windstorm and elevated fire risk.The Editors, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
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Maria Review: Angelina Jolie Is Terrific (If Less Than Note-Perfect) as Tragic Diva Maria Callas Romy, of course, is risking a hailstorm — think really large stones, or smallish boulders — that could destroy her career and alienate her colleagues and her husband (Antonio Banderas).Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The bond would fund the demolition of the 300 building, which has been sitting unused after a February hailstorm damaged the roof and created flood damage past the point of no return.Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Oct. 2024
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
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And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
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With winds reaching 40 mph or even higher — in some areas, hurricane strength — the flames quickly spread and grew exponentially throughout the day, prompting thousands of evacuations.Allie Weintraub, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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The island has recently struggled with power outages and devastating hurricanes that have ravaged the land mass.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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