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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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“Sheer luck spared the United States from hurricane landfalls in 2025,” the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

With little to no time to prepare between landfalls, human misery becomes greater than the sum of the two storms separately.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2024

And while it is difficult to predict specific landfalls this far ahead of the season, the sheer odds of more storms increases the expected risk to coastal areas.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Recent research suggests that major hurricane landfalls in the eastern Pacific could become up to 30% more frequent if global temperatures increase by at least 2 degrees Celsius.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023

If the ice took them toward the east, they would reach open water with no near landfalls; if it took them west, their chances were better.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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