winds
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Chandra can detect enormous clouds of gas heated to millions of degrees by powerful winds from massive stars, material expelled by supermassive black holes, and debris from stellar explosions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
The region could see widespread rain, with a 10% to 20% chance of thunderstorms that could bring gusty, erratic winds and lightning by Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
It declares an El Nino when temperatures there run at least 0.5C above normal and the atmosphere responds, weakening the trade winds and shifting tropical rainfall eastward.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Here, El Niño provides the ingredients of higher ocean temperatures and weaker winds high in the atmosphere, making it easier for storms to gain strength.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
But how could I keep strong with hurricane-force winds constantly trying to tear me down?
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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