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storm belt

noun

  1. an area of the earth's surface in which storms are frequent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Anyone living in a storm belt should know how and where to grab their documents plus devices and chargers, flashlights, a first-aid kit and some clothes so that they can blow town in a matter of minutes and before trouble.

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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.

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That finding could help scientists forecast how the storm belt will change in a warmer climate, Maloney says.

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Nor does the rest of Oklahoma, one of the states in the storm belt called Tornado Alley, require them — despite the annual onslaught of deadly and destructive twisters like the one on Monday, which killed at least 24 people, injured hundreds and eliminated entire neighborhoods.

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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".

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