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When the bird exits the updraft and reenters active flight, including flapping its wings, both eyes are open — and both sides of the brain are active again.
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Nicky Forster, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
In general, strong updrafts, which bring heat and moisture into storms, can influence the size of hail.
—Chris Baraniuk, Wired News, 10 Dec. 2025
One flight on Monday morning was cut short to inspect the aircraft for possible structural damage after hitting violent updrafts and downdrafts.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Wind shear makes a storm's updraft start rotating.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Nicky Forster, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
In general, strong updrafts, which bring heat and moisture into storms, can influence the size of hail.
—Chris Baraniuk, Wired News, 10 Dec. 2025
One flight on Monday morning was cut short to inspect the aircraft for possible structural damage after hitting violent updrafts and downdrafts.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Wind shear makes a storm's updraft start rotating.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Updraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/updraft. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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updraft
noun
up·draft
ˈəp-ˌdraft 
-ˌdrȧft
: an upward movement of gas (as air)
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