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windstorm

[wind-stawrm] / ˈwɪndˌstɔrm /


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What began as a business idea after the windstorm became something more personal for Peck: creating art and giving new life to fallen trees.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

This latest windstorm brought gusts from the north to northeast; in a typical Santa Ana wind event, they come from the east to northeast, said weather service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

Storm Éowyn in January 2025 was the strongest windstorm for over a decade.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2025

Google said Monday it is partnering with NextEra Energy to reopen the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear plant that closed five years ago after damage from a windstorm.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

I felt tears collecting behind my own eyes like sand in a windstorm.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

Natural beauty is one of the great draws of Altadena, but the risk of windstorms, wildfires and floods is part of the bargain.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

That natural beauty is one of the great draws of Altadena, but the risk of windstorms, wildfires and floods is part of the bargain, with climate change elevating the threat.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

Scientists are more confident that the coastal impacts of windstorms, from storm surges and high waves will worsen as sea-levels rise.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2025

Currently, there is no clear evidence of an increase or decrease in the number or intensity of windstorms.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2025

Flaws and irregularities told how the trees endured fires and lightning strikes and windstorms and infestations and yet continued to grow.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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