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The convection drives huge, lashing winds through the atmosphere, with violent updrafts and downdrafts.
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The fan has six speeds and switches from downdraft to updraft with the remote controller.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Combine this with wind shear, and strong updrafts can start the rotations.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
An easy way to prevent this is to open the chimney damper, light a bit of newspaper, and carefully hold the newspaper up the chimney with fireplace tongs or fireproof mitts to pre-warm the chimney and create an updraft that moves smoke skyward.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 Feb. 2026
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The fan has six speeds and switches from downdraft to updraft with the remote controller.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Combine this with wind shear, and strong updrafts can start the rotations.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
An easy way to prevent this is to open the chimney damper, light a bit of newspaper, and carefully hold the newspaper up the chimney with fireplace tongs or fireproof mitts to pre-warm the chimney and create an updraft that moves smoke skyward.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Updraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/updraft. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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updraft
noun
up·draft
ˈəp-ˌdraft 
-ˌdrȧft
: an upward movement of gas (as air)
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