winds

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After firefighters extinguished the Jan. 1 blaze, torrential winds reignited the embers a week later.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

"El Nino is one piece of the puzzle that affects the weather at a certain location, but there are other factors like local ocean temperatures and winds across the Indian Ocean," she added.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

This natural climatic event sees the usual flow of east-to-west trade winds across the Pacific slowing down or even reversing, with warm water pooling close to the Americas.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Once they do, they can release enormous amounts of energy, producing intense winds and powerful cloud-to-cloud lightning.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The hot autumn winds, the ones we called “Dragon Sighs,” were blowing with more force than in years past.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate