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Recent Examples of windstorm
What Caused The Wildfires? On Tuesday afternoon, a major Santa Ana windstorm swept into Southern California, bringing with it dry, gusty winds of up to 80mph.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The blaze, which started Tuesday morning amid a historic and devastating Santa Ana windstorm, has to date burned 21,317 acres and is 8% contained.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
During intense windstorms, embers become fiery invaders of homes.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
According to the Texas Department of Agriculture, termites cause over a billion dollars in damage annually nationwide — more than all tornadoes, hurricanes and windstorms combined.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sep. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The blaze, which started Tuesday morning amid a historic and devastating Santa Ana windstorm, has to date burned 21,317 acres and is 8% contained.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
During intense windstorms, embers become fiery invaders of homes.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
According to the Texas Department of Agriculture, termites cause over a billion dollars in damage annually nationwide — more than all tornadoes, hurricanes and windstorms combined.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
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Across the country, police have for decades been pressed into crisis response duty during wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lund described the fire tornado as a response to the weather rather than its own event.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Likewise, a surprise 25 basis point rate cut by the BOK at its November meeting, enacted before Yoon declared martial law in December, could have cushioned the blow.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 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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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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In one, five women in white hanbok, carrying bundles of white laundry on their heads, form a tight, diagonal spiral (in response to gusts of wind?) against dark fields of grass and cropland.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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The wind — with some northerly wind gusts expected above 20 mph — should also be a factor.Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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As countries and tech giants jockey for position, the geopolitical tempest that ensues may overshadow the transformative potential of the technology.Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
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Scientists are scratching their heads over what drives these powerful tempests.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Michigan winter storm radar:Snow squalls, winds could make road conditions dangerous Coming in at No. 1 on the list was Valdez, Alaska, which has an average yearly snowfall of 325.3 inches.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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The coldest time of the season will occur during the final week of January into the beginning of February, bringing heavy snow showers and squalls east of the Great Lakes region.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorm. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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