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windstorm

[wind-stawrm] / ˈwɪndˌstɔrm /


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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

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

This year, workers will also need to assemble new 15-foot-strands of lights because many were broken during the windstorm that fueled the Eaton fire, Wardlaw said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025

At least the strange machine’s windstorm had dried it off.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

The August earthquake in Colombia, Atlantic windstorms that affected the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco, and Winter Storm Fern in the U.S. and Canada at the start of the year represented the biggest losses, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Most projections suggest UK winter windstorms could become slightly more frequent and intense, although uncertainty remains.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

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

If they visited earth, Librans would also find windstorms most startling and unpleasant, compared to the gentle air currents they knew.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins


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