Tropical systems begin as tropical depressions, which are areas of low pressure with wind speeds of up to 38 miles per hour. When those winds strengthen and reach between 39 and 73 miles per hour, the ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, March 4 (Reuters) - An enduring spell of low wind speeds across Texas has forced the state's power firms to increase generation from fossil fuels to record highs so far in 2025, ...

Nonconvective low-level wind shear (LLWS) in TAFs is often misunderstood; it primarily forecasts a rapid increase in wind speed with height within 2,000 feet of the surface, typically occurring in ...

In the top-left panel, the spatial distribution of compound LSLW extremes is shown, with frequency indicated by color and intensity by shading for the historical period (1961-1990). The top-right ...

The test section of the low-speed wind tunnel can be converted from an open-jet configuration to closed-jet. The lab also also houses a state-of-the-art shuttering system, which can modulate the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Climate change is affecting global wind patterns in multiple ways, many of which have direct implications for human health. Worsening sand and dust ...

Pilots sometimes need to operate at slow speeds—during tight turns and landings, for instance—and good low-speed handling is ...

Good for us, bad for tropical systems (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) We’ve gotten so used to seeing storms quickly spin up in the ...

A research team from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) studied the global variability of plant hydraulics in relation to wind speed. Their findings are ...

Note: the author is currently on a field campaign investigating the doldrums in the eastern Atlantic. Please email her directly for her availability. WASHINGTON — During the Age of Sail, sailors ...