storm belt
Britishnoun
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Researchers say the findings could have major implications if the same rainfall intensification is occurring across the broader Southern Ocean storm belt, which multiple lines of evidence suggest may be the case.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Researchers say the next step is determining how widespread these changes are across the Southern Ocean storm belt and understanding what they could mean for the global climate system in the future.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
We live on an island in the middle of the Atlantic storm belt, just offshore from a huge landmass, and thanks to this "our meteorological lot is messy and erratic, whether we like it or not".
From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2013
The science remains utterly equivocal on how global warming might boost the longstanding peril from tornadoes in the storm belt.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2011
The cold air masses created by this icecap clash with the warm winds from the ocean to churn up a storm belt that surrounds the continent, making the Southern Ocean the most treacherous sea anywhere.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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