In deep low-pressure systems, wind speed is greater and more waves are generated by the power of the gusts. The friction created by these winds helps to form energy waves that travel thousands of miles until hitting final obstacles, usually coastal areas. If winds created in low-pressure syst...
Waves are generated by wind. Offshore storms generate winds which blow on the surface of the sea and create ripples, much in the same way as the ripples in your post surf cuppa are made when you blow on it to cool it down. The wind can be seen on weather maps as low pressure areas...
Currents are found in rivers, ponds, marshes and even swimming pools. Few bodies of water have the intricate system of currents that oceans do, though. Ranging from predictable tidal currents to fickle rip currents, ocean currents may be driven by tides, winds or differences in density. They ...
Passive stall control- The blades are mounted to the rotor at a fixed angle but are designed so that the twists in the blades themselves will apply the brakes once the wind becomes too fast. The blades are angled so that winds above a certain speed will cause turbulence on the upwind side...
When strong winds blow over a vast stretch of ocean for an extended period, they transfer their energy into the water, generating XXL swells. So, if you get a 60-mile-per-hour (96-kilometer-per-hour) wind blowing nonstop for five days over 2,000 miles (3,218 kilometers) of ocean,...
Wood may stand the test of time under normal conditions, but it can easily fail if subjected to additional loads or uplift forces from high winds -- wolf-generated or otherwise. A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like: a solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house. ...
Abnormally fast solar winds can be generated during coronal mass ejection (CME) events. During CMEs, wind speeds can jump up to more than 600 miles (1000 km) per second, according to SpaceWeatherLive.com. A Coronal mass ejection (CME) captured by NASA and ESA's Solar and Heliospheric Obs...
Wood may stand the test of time under normal conditions, but it can easily fail if subjected to additional loads or uplift forces from high winds -- wolf-generated or otherwise. A concrete roof is exactly what it sounds like: a solid slab of concrete capping the top of your house. ...
Pollen grains are, in essence, plant sperm. But how do the grains get where they need to go, and what's the advantage of trusting your genetic future to the winds?
Westerly winds have been growing stronger. Droughts are more intense, have lasted longer and covered larger areas than in the past. There have been significant changes in extreme temperatures -- hot days and heat waves have become more frequent while cold days and nights have become less frequen...