winds

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Few have forgotten that when two enormous wildfires broke out here in January 2025, the mayor was on a business trip to Ghana despite forecasts of extremely high winds in the middle of a drought.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The night before their descent, according to an account in Outside magazine, more than 30 inches of snow fell on Makalu and winds blew 60 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Strong winds are not uncommon in the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Dizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New Delhi relies on for protection from furnace-hot desert winds.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

They reflected the crackling fire in the middle of the hogan and looked like a forest stirred awake by strong winds.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young