tempest

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The irony of the latest tempest is that Cook is probably most responsible for ushering in the technology that has made the current political moment possible: the camera phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Haiti's Civil Protection Agency reported two people died and another was injured Thursday when the tempest triggered a landslide in the west of the island nation.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

When Ruben Amorim predicted a "storm would come" surely even he did not anticipate the scale of the tempest through December.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

He watched as one tempest swept away about $1 million in rides and other property in the span of 15 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

The airlock barely moved, leaving AL102 to take the full force of the tempest.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir