Since 2012, global wind power generation capacity has nearly quadrupled. As technologies have matured and costs have come down, wind energy has been embraced by countries across the globe. But ...

Atmospheric scientists have developed an algorithm that uses data from water vapor movements to measure wind. This could help predict extreme events like hurricanes. Wind speed and direction provide ...

Wind shear is defined as the change in wind speed, wind direction, or both, over some distance. You may have heard airplane pilots talk about turbulence and warn passengers that they’re in for a bumpy ...

Norma was a post-tropical cyclone over Mexico Monday morning Mountain time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The post-tropical cyclone had sustained wind speeds of 35 miles ...

Wind shear, characterised by abrupt changes in wind speed or direction, poses a significant threat during the critical phases of aircraft take-off and landing. Recent advances in meteorological ...

Zachary Handlos receives funding from the National Science Foundation. He is affiliated with the American Meteorological Society. I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that ...

We often hear apparent wind described using the analogy of a person sitting in a convertible car on a still day. As the car accelerates from zero to 20 mph, the apparent wind felt on their face will ...

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Ophelia was a post-tropical cyclone over Virginia late Saturday Eastern time, according to the National Hurricane Center. The post-tropical cyclone had sustained wind speeds of 35 miles per hour.