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By creating an updraft, the fan pulls cool air from below up toward the ceiling and pushes the warm air around the room, effectively eliminating any cold pockets.
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Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
Both variables can create strong updrafts, and wind shear promotes rotation.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
An initial investigation into the incident by Singapore’s Ministry of Transport found that it got caught in an updraft somewhere over Myanmar.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 June 2024
Eventually, hail stones fall to the surface when the updrafts can no longer support their weight.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
Both variables can create strong updrafts, and wind shear promotes rotation.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
An initial investigation into the incident by Singapore’s Ministry of Transport found that it got caught in an updraft somewhere over Myanmar.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 June 2024
Eventually, hail stones fall to the surface when the updrafts can no longer support their weight.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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“Updraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/updraft. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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updraft
noun
up·draft
ˈəp-ˌdraft 
-ˌdrȧft
: an upward movement of gas (as air)
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