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First, through a combination of weaker trade winds and westerlies over the tropical Atlantic, La Niña tends to create a more placid atmosphere.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve.
—NBC News, 11 Jan. 2020
As the land cools in the autumn, north-easterly winds replace the south-westerlies (see map).
—The Economist, 27 June 2019
But their move from the southern hemisphere to the northern, and the constraining effect of high pressure over Africa, sees them twisted from south-easterlies to south-westerlies.
—The Economist, 27 June 2019
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve.
—NBC News, 11 Jan. 2020
As the land cools in the autumn, north-easterly winds replace the south-westerlies (see map).
—The Economist, 27 June 2019
But their move from the southern hemisphere to the northern, and the constraining effect of high pressure over Africa, sees them twisted from south-easterlies to south-westerlies.
—The Economist, 27 June 2019
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Supersonic gales blow at 1,200 miles per hour, around five times faster than the strongest gusts ever measured on Earth.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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A bit more like those Newcastle fans who grace our screens every now and then, unfazed by the coldest gales.Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Concerns include cumulus clouds, thick clouds, and liftoff winds.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
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On Tuesday and Wednesday, the gusty Santa Ana winds will come in periods.Max Golembo, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Initially, the potential loss of that would be a pretty big blow.Jason Parham, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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As such, this will likely be a blow because the country accounted for 50% of global oil demand growth between 2000 and 2023, averaging an annual increase of 518,000 bpd, according to the Energy Institute's 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera.Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
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That morning, around 6, authorities found O'Keefe on the ground outside the Canton home just before a nor'easter struck the town with 21 inches of snow.Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 26 May 2023
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Michael Jackson’s fifth solo album and first with veteran producer Quincy Jones, however, was just too good to be slowed down by the cultural headwinds, and became the first album by a solo artist to send four singles into the Top Ten of the Hot 100.Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the US wasn’t mentioned at all during the 27-minute video — perhaps a reflection of the strong headwinds EVs are facing under the incoming Trump administration.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Westerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/westerly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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