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Fire officials knew there was a danger since the National Weather Service had issued high-wind and red-flag warnings, which signal that an area is vulnerable to wildfires.
Winds cut power, spread fires across D.C. area, topple National Christmas Tree 2011
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Fire officials knew there was a danger since the National Weather Service had issued high-wind and red-flag warnings, which signal that an area is vulnerable to wildfires.
Winds cut power, spread fires across D.C. area, topple National Christmas Tree 2011
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To the U.S. military, this is a terribly sad story, and so they’ve turned to DARPA to look for a happier ending -- in this case via the Extreme Accuracy Tactical Ordnance, or EXACTO program which aims to allow “the sniper to prosecute moving targets even in high-wind conditions, such as those commonly found in Afghanistan.”
Nick Turse: Overkill: Future Weapons, Future Wars, and the New Arms Race Nick Turse 2011
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To the U.S. military, this is a terribly sad story, and so they’ve turned to DARPA to look for a happier ending -- in this case via the Extreme Accuracy Tactical Ordnance, or EXACTO program which aims to allow “the sniper to prosecute moving targets even in high-wind conditions, such as those commonly found in Afghanistan.”
Nick Turse: Overkill: Future Weapons, Future Wars, and the New Arms Race Nick Turse 2011
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Fire officials knew there was a danger since the National Weather Service had issued high-wind and red-flag warnings, which signal that an area is vulnerable to wildfires.
Winds cut power, spread fires across D.C. area, topple National Christmas Tree 2011
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Fire officials knew there was a danger since the National Weather Service had issued high-wind and red-flag warnings, which signal that an area is vulnerable to wildfires.
Winds cut power, spread fires across D.C. area, topple National Christmas Tree 2011
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Stage manufacturers typically provide high-wind action plans that lay out steps that must be taken in the event of bad weather or high winds.
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It was built in a severe high-wind area that often forced the delay and cancellation of flights.
The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010
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Here are some tips to prepare your home for high-wind events:
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About 91 percent of Americans now live in places at a moderate-to-high risk of earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, high-wind damage, or terrorism, according to an estimate calculated for Time last year by the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute at the University of South Carolina.
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