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Coral reefs act as barriers for storm surge, providing protection on land from a windblown rise in water levels.
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Scott Dance, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
The researchers considered that these changes were not related to volcanism—for instance, windblown sand could have formed dunes, or the planet’s atmosphere could have interfered with the measurements.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024
In reviewing the data, researchers noticed a sizable build-up of windblown sand corresponding to a major drought known to occur near that same time.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
The windblown ice tends to look blue compared with the surrounding surface snow.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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Scott Dance, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
The researchers considered that these changes were not related to volcanism—for instance, windblown sand could have formed dunes, or the planet’s atmosphere could have interfered with the measurements.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024
In reviewing the data, researchers noticed a sizable build-up of windblown sand corresponding to a major drought known to occur near that same time.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
The windblown ice tends to look blue compared with the surrounding surface snow.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Windblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windblown. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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