This fall, NASA scientist Kris Bedka flew into Hurricane Helene to test a device that uses lasers to create ultradetailed wind measurements. It could be the key to unlocking better storm predictions.

Climate change is disturbing wind patterns across the globe in dramatic ways. And when combined with land-use change and desertification, these changes are spawning immense sand and dust storms that ...

DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO IS SITTING RIGHT AROUND 96 DEGREES, BUT NUMBERS ALL ACROSS THE BOARD RUNNING A BIT LOWER COMPARED TO THIS TIME YESTERDAY. HERE’S THE REASON WHY WE’VE GOT TO LOOK OFFSHORE. ALL 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 ...