In the case of hurricanes, wind shear is important primarily in the vertical direction--from the surface to the top of the troposphere. The troposphere is the region of the atmosphere that our ...

Chances of at least one major hurricane hitting the U.S. or Florida this year is high, according to Colorado State University ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects a La Niña weather pattern to dominate in the Atlantic Ocean in ...

and it tends to promote the formation and intensification of Atlantic hurricanes by reducing vertical wind shear across the Caribbean Sea and tropical Atlantic Ocean. Wind shear can tear apart ...