Example Sentences
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El Niño is a global climate pattern that can bring heavy storms and severe drought.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
New research from the University of California, Riverside suggests the change could strengthen powerful storms along the California coast while reducing snowfall over Greenland.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
A rare weather event, storms like these are formed when heat from the wildfires makes the air above the fire rise rapidly, carrying smoke, ash and water vapour high into the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
But because these storms are located directly above a fire, we would need to know the fire's exact location in advance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“I have no idea, but weird phenomena happen during storms like this. Most of the time nobody sees them because we’re inside under shelter.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
