CHICAGO (WLS) -- Ever wonder how much wind it takes to knock you over? Well there is actually a mathematical equation we can use to calculate the wind speed needed to move objects and people. That ...

Having been in continuous publication since 1977, Wind Engineering is the oldest and most authoritative peer-reviewed English language journal devoted entirely to the technology of wind energy. Under ...

Wind rotor design has hitherto been based, particularly for lower powers, upon a compromise between high efficiency and simplicity of construction. Modern materials and fabrication techniques, however ...

A new study suggests that global wind speeds have increased substantially since 2010 after decades of decline. Scientists say they believe that changes in the patterns of ocean and atmospheric ...

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 ...

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 ...