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2. Beaufort scale - Wikipedia

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   Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telegraph wires; umbrellas used with difficulty 7 Moderate gale, near gale 28–33 knots 32–38 mph 50–61 km/h 13.9–17.1 m/s 13–19 ft 4–5.5 m Sea heaps up and white foam from breaking waves begins to be blown in streaks along the direction of the wind; spindrift begins to be seen

3. This ‘reverse umbrella’ doesn’t blow up in the wind, and it ...

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   This may just be the best umbrella ever. This ‘reverse umbrella’ doesn’t blow up in the wind, and it keeps your hands and head totally dry: ‘This is the greatest invention’ Skip to main ...

4. In pictures: Storm Eowyn’s 100mph winds cause ... - AOL

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   A couple battle with an umbrella in the wind during Storm Eowyn on Princes Street, Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA) A farmer moves a fallen tree on a farm path in Bramhall, Cheshire (Abigail Kemp/PA)

5. Ancraophobia - Wikipedia

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   They are likely to believe that the wind has the potential to kill and destroy. Additionally, they avoid things that remind them of wind, like ocean waves. Ancraophobia is also related to terms like aeroacrophobia, which is the fear of open high places, [3] [4] and anemophobia which is the fear of air drafts. [5]

6. Kasa-obake - Wikipedia

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   Also, in Mizokuchi, Tottori Prefecture (now Hōki, Saihaku District), there is a yōkai called yūreigasa (幽霊傘, "ghost umbrella") that has one eye and one foot like the kasa-obake, but it is said that on days of strong wind, they would blow people up into the skies.

7. Cyclogenesis - Wikipedia

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   Cyclogenesis is an umbrella term for at least three different processes, all of which result in the development of some sort of cyclone, and at any size from the microscale to the synoptic scale. Tropical cyclones form due to latent heat driven by significant thunderstorm activity, developing a warm core.