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Ancraophobia, also known as anemophobia, is an extreme fear of wind or drafts. [1] It is rather uncommon, and can be treated. It has many different effects on the human brain. [2] It can cause panic attacks for those who have the fear, and can make people miss out on regular everyday activities such as going outside.
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
Bounce house death: A 2-year-old boy in Arizona was killed after the bounce house he played in blew away in the wind.
Pikas use a wall of pebbles to store dry plants and grasses for the winter in order to protect the food from being blown away. [137] Cockroaches use slight winds that precede the attacks of potential predators, such as toads, to survive their encounters. Their cerci are very sensitive to the wind, and help them survive half of their attacks. [138]
“Often, people say, ‘Oh, it’s in the wind. I cannot do anything about it.’ Then they stop doing the basic biosecurity that it’s also very important that they have to do,” she said.
A 5-year-old boy was killed and another child was injured when the bounce house they were playing in lifted 15 to 20 feet in the air by the wind during a baseball game Friday night, officials in ...
Routing the wind through the building cools the people in the building interior. The air flows through the house, and leaves from the other side, creating a through-draft; the rate of airflow itself can provide a cooling effect. [citation needed] Windcatchers have been employed in this manner for thousands of years. [14]
The wind chill temperature is how cold people (and animals) feel while outside. Wind chill is based on the rate of heat loss from ... If the temperature is 0 degrees and the wind is blowing at 15 ...