I guess we can expect a load more extreme weather terms to be coined as things get crazier and…

derecho — after listing “medicane” in the last article in this series, Medium author Matthew Clapham mentioned another type of wind I had not heard of, which is apparently like a twister but goes in a straight line, a direct wind you might say!
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Sep 30, 2023
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I guess we can expect a load more extreme weather terms to be coined as things get crazier and deadlier in the upper atmosphere. Plus a few more numbers to be added to the Saffir-Simpson scale.
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Written by Matthew Clapham4.1K Followers
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Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.
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