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Tag: Wind
At Least Six Dead After Severe Thunderstorms Lash Parts of Canada
A line of thunderstorms brought violent winds that left a trail of damage across parts of Ontario and Quebec on Saturday, and hundreds of thousands without power.
Why Climate Change Makes It Harder to Fight Fire With Fire
Worsening wildfires in recent years have led officials to embrace planned fires to thin forests before disaster strikes. But the warming world is making it tougher to do safely.
Saharan Sands Float North to Europe, Coating Cities With Dust
A European monitoring service projected that the dust, which cast an eerie orange pall over much of the continent, could reach as far as Denmark.
Storm Eunice Kills at Least 8
Gusts toppled trees and sent debris flying, leaving tens of thousands without power and disrupting travel a day later.
As Gale Made an Extreme Sport of Heathrow Landings, He Called the Plays
Jerry Dyer became a media sensation after filming, and commenting on, planes landing at the London airport during a howling storm.
Storm Eunice Slams Northern Europe With Dangerously High Winds
A 122-mile-per-hour gust was recorded in England, where one weather official said the storm would be the worst the country had seen in 30 years. At least six deaths were reported.
A Storm Named Evert Is Set to Hit the U.K.
The storm is set to hit southwestern England starting Thursday night, after a series of extreme weather events in the country over the past month.
Tropical Storm Eta Makes Landfall in the Florida Keys
The 28th named storm of the Atlantic season brought strong winds and heavy rains late Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Sand Blankets British Villages of Walcott and Bacton After Storm
Residents found homes, cars and roads covered in a thick layer of sand that had been added to a section of the English coastline to mitigate flooding.