as in windswept
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The latest: The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) issued a windblown dust and ash advisory for LA and surrounding areas this week, because high winds may disperse ash south and west from wildfire areas.
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Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a windblown dust and ash advisory through Tuesday at 10 p.m. PT due to the strong winds and the particles left behind by the fires potentially impacting air quality throughout the county.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching up to 100 mph, are contributing to dangerous levels of windblown dust.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents of certain parts of the Inland Empire west of Los Angeles are currently subject to the NWS alert, while the South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a windblown dust advisory for the area.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a windblown dust and ash advisory through Tuesday at 10 p.m. PT due to the strong winds and the particles left behind by the fires potentially impacting air quality throughout the county.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching up to 100 mph, are contributing to dangerous levels of windblown dust.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents of certain parts of the Inland Empire west of Los Angeles are currently subject to the NWS alert, while the South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a windblown dust advisory for the area.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Windblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windblown. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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