windstorm
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He and Gombu left the last camp in the middle of a windstorm, with a scant supply of oxygen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
The agency has advised residents to stay in the lower levels of their home during the windstorm and to avoid windows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
While there is no single measure for severity of storm in the UK, Storm Éoywn was notable as being the most powerful windstorm in a decade.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
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
"Explain to me how a single windstorm removed our ability to talk to Ares 3."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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
The plan, if approved by lawmakers, would make $1.5 billion available in state funds to prepare for the threat of firestorms, windstorms and other natural disasters in addition to federal disaster money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
An unusual number of lesser windstorms continued to blow in from the Pacific as well.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
