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
Up die hill from the campsite the same windstorm that left him a place to land the plane—had that only been three, four days ago?—had dropped three large white pines across each other.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
Officials warned everyone to stay alert for downed trees and power lines, avoid windows during windstorms and exercise caution while traveling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
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 ● Nov. 10, 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
