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The plane rose by 362 feet, likely because of an updraft, and sped up unexpectedly.
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Jenny Gross, New York Times, 22 May 2025
These eagles are skilled soarers, often riding thermal updrafts to reach extreme heights.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
The exact mechanics of tornado formation aren’t yet fully understood, but essentially, air rotation at the ground needs to meet a strong updraft aloft; this pulls the rotation in like a figure skater pulling in their arms, as Houser puts it.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Large hail forms when strong updrafts in thunderstorms lift water droplets high into freezing layers of the atmosphere, allowing ice to accumulate in concentric layers before falling to the ground, according to AccuWeather.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Jenny Gross, New York Times, 22 May 2025
These eagles are skilled soarers, often riding thermal updrafts to reach extreme heights.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
The exact mechanics of tornado formation aren’t yet fully understood, but essentially, air rotation at the ground needs to meet a strong updraft aloft; this pulls the rotation in like a figure skater pulling in their arms, as Houser puts it.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Large hail forms when strong updrafts in thunderstorms lift water droplets high into freezing layers of the atmosphere, allowing ice to accumulate in concentric layers before falling to the ground, according to AccuWeather.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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“Updraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/updraft. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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updraft
noun
up·draft
ˈəp-ˌdraft 
-ˌdrȧft
: an upward movement of gas (as air)
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