Example Sentences
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"El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world. Impacts will hit even harder, travel even farther, and cross borders with devastating speed," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Impacts were especially severe at New York’s LaGuardia Airport and JFK International Airport, where nearly half of Sunday’s flights were canceled, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Impacts on electricity markets look like they’re sticking around, and prices of commodities like natural gas could stay elevated.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
In two additional papers published in Airbursts and Cratering Impacts, the researchers argue that airbursts can generate a wider range of fracture patterns.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025
Impacts produce rays, linear trails of fine powder spewed out during the explosion.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
