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Local strong winds, such as tornadoes and downbursts, are rarely captured in measured wind speed data due to their rapid formation and immense destructive power. As a result, post-disaster ...

The Ocean's Steady Breath The trade winds are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in Earth's equatorial region, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the ...

Severe storms — thunderstorms that produce tornadoes, hail at least one inch in diameter, or damaging winds (58 mph or higher) — are destructive and deadly. They cause an average of 200 deaths ...

The dry, windy conditions that help the fires spread are poised to persist. By Judson Jones Judson Jones is a meteorologist and reporter for The Times. The vegetation was parched, and the air was dry.