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Recent Examples of sandstorm
As a result, communities now face relentless cycles of droughts, floods, dust and sandstorms, and worsening air pollution.
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Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The director explained that the sandstorm element of the Burj Khalifa scene and the scene that follows it was envisioned specifically as a way to emphasize to viewers just how tall the Burj Khalifa is.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
In a place of punishing heat, sandstorms and so little water, Hale explained that the rock had experienced every force on the planet that could weather it, other than water.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
Frequent sandstorms can bury key equipment or solar panels.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2022
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Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The director explained that the sandstorm element of the Burj Khalifa scene and the scene that follows it was envisioned specifically as a way to emphasize to viewers just how tall the Burj Khalifa is.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
In a place of punishing heat, sandstorms and so little water, Hale explained that the rock had experienced every force on the planet that could weather it, other than water.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
Frequent sandstorms can bury key equipment or solar panels.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
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Wide swaths of Southern California have seen only one significant rainstorm in more than eight months — producing for many areas a record dry start to the water year, which began Oct. 1.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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There was a big rainstorm, so there would be takes that were ruined because the clouds would come in and just turn the scene into complete darkness.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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Mostly rain was expected for the majority of New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland, while both rain and thunderstorms would be possible in Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Flooding rain and severe thunderstorms could slam the South Central U.S. and Mississippi Valley from Wednesday into Thursday, forecasters warned.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Along the East Coast, the winter weather advisories were set to expire by Friday afternoon.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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While February is a great month for pruning, that will also be affected by weather.—
Janet B. Carson,
arkansasonline.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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If the bill passes, Citizens will become responsible for covering all windstorm damages in the state.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Forecasters described the coming windstorm as a once-every-five-to-10-years calamity.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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So far, there have been no reports of serious damage from the hailstorm.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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Maria Review: Angelina Jolie Is Terrific (If Less Than Note-Perfect) as Tragic Diva Maria Callas Romy, of course, is risking a hailstorm — think really large stones, or smallish boulders — that could destroy her career and alienate her colleagues and her husband (Antonio Banderas).—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.—
Paul Douglas,
Star Tribune,
29 Apr. 2021
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Tennessee finalizes hurricane relief program Twelve Tennessee counties will be eligible for up to $15 million each through a no-interest hurricane relief loan program, the details of which have now been released.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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In North Carolina people were crippled by the largest hurricanes in history.—
Stanley S. Litow,
New York Daily News,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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