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The 56-metre British-flagged luxury yacht sank during what appears to have been a sudden downburst or localised powerful wind ...

Pan Am Flight 759 crashed in Kenner on July 9, 1982. It was caused by microburst-induced wind shear, and it killed over 150 people.

A microburst is a "downburst" on a smaller scale. A downburst is a concentrated downdraft — typically lasting five to 15 minutes — of unusually high speed. According to the BOM, there are two ...

The 56-metre (184ft) British-flagged luxury yacht sank during what appears to have been a sudden downburst, or localised powerful wind from a thunderstorm that spreads rapidly after hitting the ...