NORFOLK, Va. — The movement of tropical systems, from depressions, to storms and larger hurricanes is dependent on the wind currents they encounter. But how do we know what winds will move these ...

What is wind? Where does it come from, and why does it blow? Why are storm winds so strong? Are winds on other planets like they are on Earth? Read on for answers to these "blue-sky" questions and ...

After a long trek through a landscape of steel, concrete and glass on an early summer day last year, Matthias Ratheiser found his way to the banks of the Main River, where the panorama of Frankfurt’s ...

A NASA study suggests changing winds and currents in the Indian Ocean during the 1990s contributed to the observed warming of the ocean during that period. The findings, published in a recent issue of ...

The simplest definition of wind is air in motion. Wind is generated by uneven pressure in the atmosphere, which is caused by uneven heating by the Sun, land, and oceans. The air closest to the ground ...