In 1990, for example, the first such group decided it needed a variety of corn with high yields but low stature, since locally available varieties tended to fall over in mountain winds.

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The instrument has established that winds generally blow east-west on the floor of the crater - something of a surprise to researchers who thought the rover's position close to the northern slopes of Gale's big central mountain might drive winds in a prevailing north-west direction as air moved up and down the peak in a day-night cycle.

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Winds gusting to 65 mph through mountain canyons blew the wildfire through containment lines into northwest Colorado Springs on Tuesday afternoon.

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If air movement up and down the mountain's slope governed wind direction, dominant winds generally would be north-south.

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The rack railway that winds its way up makes its final climb inside the mountain, leaving passengers to emerge blinking onto the snowfield at the top, where the igloo village takes shape every winter.

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Village shamans perform a series of rituals to the goddess of the winds (Grandmother Yeondeung), the Dragon King Yongwang and mountain gods.

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He describes how, on days when the winds were right, they would all fly to a place called the Pine Mountain Club and watch people having barbecues.

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As I reluctantly trudged my way further up the misty mountain towards the western ridge above Chele La, hundreds of large white Darchor prayer flags fluttered in the fierce winds that buffeted the exposed slopes.

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