windstorm
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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
Before that it was Storm Eowyn in January, the most powerful windstorm in the UK for over a decade with gusts of over 135mph.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
Investigators have been trying to determine the Palisades fire’s exact point of origin and how, during a massive windstorm, it raced from the hills to the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
Your trailer got blown away in the windstorm?
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025
Twig sighed up a windstorm, keeping her eyes on her bike.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Currently, there is no clear evidence of an increase or decrease in the number or intensity of windstorms.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
Last week’s windstorms were rare because the winds were extraordinarily widespread and affected areas that don’t typically see strong winds during powerful Santa Ana wind events, Schoenfeld said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
This week’s fire weather is not expected to be as severe as last week’s historic windstorms that fueled the Palisades and Eaton fires, Schoenfeld said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
Dillon had faced windstorms before, and had seen smoke in the mountains, but this time felt different.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
It came from the direction of the mountains, flying low and kicking up dust in a dozen separate windstorms in its wake.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
