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Can You Face the Wild Wind?

Can You Face the Wild Wind?

Have you ever faced a really strong wind, and wondered how fast it was blowing? One handy fact: once wind hits 25 miles an hour, flags blow straight to the side. Wind blowing 100 miles an hour is another story. The guy in this video tries to walk into wind blowing at that speed, and it knocks him over and blows him sideways across the ice! Wind happens because as the sun warms the ground and air, the warm air rises up above any cooler air. That churning causes wind of different strengths: breeze, gale, storm, or hurricane. Let's find out which ones can blow us over!

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